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Congressional Black Caucus Issues Statement Regarding Supreme Court Decision on Allen v. Milligan

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on Allen v. Milligan.  “Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Allen v. Milligan that the seven congressional maps drawn last year by the conservative Alabama State…

Congressional Black Caucus Issues Statement on Debt Limit Passage

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the passage of the debt limit bill.  “Speaker Kevin McCarthy and extreme MAGA Republicans made it perfectly clear that they were willing to abdicate their constitutional duty and default on our national debt,…

Congressional Black Caucus Issues Statement on Status of President Biden’s Executive Order on Policing

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the status of the Department of Justice’s implementation of President Biden’s executive order on policing.   “Today marks three years since the tragic and untimely death of…

Readout of Congressional Black Caucus National Summit on Democracy and Race

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On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, the Congressional Black Caucus convened the National Summit on Democracy and Race in Washington to bring together government leaders, scholars, activists, experts and thought leaders to develop messaging and organizing strategies to address the ongoing threats to our democracy and threats to our fundamental freedoms.  The National Summit on…

Readout of Congressional Black Caucus Meeting with Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin

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On Thursday, April 28, 2023, the Congressional Black Caucus convened a meeting with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, regarding the procedural use of the Blue Slip custom.  The CBC expressed concerns to Chairman Durbin that the Blue Slip process, which began during the Jim Crow era to push back against the Supreme Court's ruling in…

Congressional Black Caucus to Hold National Summit on Democracy and Race and Launch Summer of Action to Defend America

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus announced that the Caucus will convene its first National Summit on Democracy & Race on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 8:30am EST, and launch the Summer of Action to Defend America.  The National Summit on…

Congressional Tri-Caucus Urge Speaker Mccarthy to Protect SNAP Amid GOP Threats to Default on National Debt

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Today, nearly 6.5 million people rely on SNAP. Proposed GOP budget cuts to SNAP would exacerbate racial disparities in food insecurity. Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus — Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44),…

Congressional Black Caucus Issues Statement on Ohio Grand Jury Decision to Not Pursue Charges Against Officers Involved in Jayland Walker Shooting

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the grand jury decision to not bring charges against the eight officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker in Akron,…

Congressional Black Caucus Issues Statement on Recent Efforts to Reinstate Black Lawmakers to Tennessee Legislature

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the reappointment of State Representative Justin Pearson and the recent efforts across the country to call out the overreach of the Tennessee State Legislature.   “In…