WASHINGTON – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the GOP’s demand to cut to safety net programs to raise the debt limit. “The Congressional Black Caucus has no intention of allowing families to go hungry to appease Republicans, and we will stand by President Biden and fight against Speaker McCarthy’s red line. McCarthy and extreme MAGA Republicans are threatening to drive our cou...
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WASHINGTON -- 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 Democracy & Race focused on the intersection of race and democracy, and offered leaders of the CBC the opportunity to d...
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WASHINGTON - 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 Brown v. Board of Education that segregation of public schools violated the 14th Amendment and was therefore unconstitu...
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WASHINGTON – 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 Democracy & Race will focus on the intersection of race and democracy, and will bring together government leaders, scholars, activists, experts and thought leaders to engage i...
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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. WASHINGTON – 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), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) — issued letters to President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCa...
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WASHINGTON - 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, Ohio. “The Congressional Black Caucus offers our sincerest condolences to the family of Jayland Waker. The heaviness that weighs on the hearts and minds of Jayland’s family and friends only stands to be...
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WASHINGTON - 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 recent days, the Congressional Black Caucus has engaged with the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators, national civil rights leaders, as well as gun violence pre...
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WASHINGTON - 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 Jones to the Tennessee Legislature following being unjustly expelled for protesting gun violence. “In the past several days, the Congressional Black Caucus has called for the immediate reappointment of Representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who rightfully demanded that the ...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the Republican-led Tennessee State Legislature’s vote to expel two Black Democratic Legislators for protesting gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting. “In the days following the tragic mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, in which three 9-year-old students and three adults were murdered, the Republic...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the criminal indictment of Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States. “Today, for the first time in history, a former president of the United States has been criminally indicted by a grand jury. This is a somber day for our country. The legitimate case brought against Donald Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvi...
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