Press Releases

Today, CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement in response to the Florida state legislature’s redistricting case: “The Congressional Black Caucus supports a redistricting plan that enables African American communities to have an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice to Congress.  We encourage the Florida legislature to draft a… Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement today on the passing of former South Carolina State University President Dr. George Cooper: “Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. George Cooper, a lifelong supporter of higher education and our country’s Historically Black Colleges and… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and members of the CBC rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). "America's financial institutions and business community are vital to our country's continued growth, innovation and economic success,” said CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield.  “We recently marked the 64th consecutive… Read more »

Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act (S.1177) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by a 81-17 vote. Due to the lack of substantive improvements to the underlying bill, the Congressional Tri-Caucus—which is comprised of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the… Read more »

Today, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) met with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a policy meeting in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center where they discussed the CBC legislative agenda and policy issues impacting the African American community.  CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement after today’s policy… Read more »

Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), delivered remarks on the House Floor regarding an amendment introduced by Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA) to allow the display and sale of the Confederate Battle flag at National Parks and cemeteries.  Butterfield’s remarks as prepared for delivery follow. “I rise to… Read more »

Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement commending the South Carolina Legislature for its swift action to remove the Confederate Battle flag from Statehouse grounds: “Early this morning, the South Carolina Legislature took a decisive step toward uniting South Carolinians by passing a bill to remove… Read more »

Tomorrow, Thursday, July 9th at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), will testify on the importance of the CBC TECH 2020 initiative during the “Make It In America: What’s Next?” hearing hosted by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer. The hearing will focus on the next steps in American innovation.  Chairman… Read more »

CBC Chairman, G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement today on the second year anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder ruling: “In the two years following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Section 4 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) in Shelby County v. Holder, voting rights have come under a renewed assault in states across our… Read more »

Today, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) introduced a resolution honoring the nine shooting victims of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South Carolina:  Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Rev. Daniel Simmons, Sr., Tywanza Sanders, Cynthia Hurd, Sharonda Singleton, Myra Thompson, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, and Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor who… Read more »