Press Releases

Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Linda Sánchez (D-CA), and Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Judy Chu (D-CA) sent a letter last week to Consumer Financial… Read more »

 Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and CBC Members held a press conference immediately following the release of the Department of Justice report on Ferguson to discuss the urgent need for criminal justice reform. The following remarks were issued by CBC Chairman Butterfield earlier today. Statement by Congressman G. K.… Read more »

Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), today issued the following statement encouraging the passage of long-term funding to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):  “The proposal put forth by the House Appropriations Committee miserably fails one of our country’s most necessary security programs and puts… Read more »

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-8 to move the nomination of Loretta Lynch, nominee for U.S. Attorney General, to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.  CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and members Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Marcia Fudge (OH-11), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), and Alma Adams (NC-12) were among those in attendance during today’s… Read more »

Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), responded today to the House Republican proposal to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which the U.S. Department of Education estimates would cut more than $3 billion in federal funding over the next 6 years to school districts with high concentrations of Black and… Read more »

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) today announced its new staff for the 114th Congress, which will serve under the leadership of CBC Chairman Representative G. K. Butterfield (D-NC). “I am excited to welcome this new dynamic team to the Congressional Black Caucus and look forward to working closely with each of them,” said CBC Chairman Butterfield. “Collectively,… Read more »

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are outraged that some members of the South Carolina legislature have an interest in closing the university in an effort to restructure its administration. CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield, D-NC, said:  “South Carolina Republican elected officials are overreaching and overreacting to the administrative difficulties being experienced by… Read more »

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) met with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden today at the White House. CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield and CBC Members held a press stakeout immediately following the meeting. CBC Chairman Butterfield:  “Today’s meeting with the President and Vice President of the United States was a constructive meeting… Read more »

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging justices to hear a case filed by the Advancement Project against Wisconsin’s restrictive voter ID law. In 2011, Wisconsin passed a state voter ID law that required voters to provide identification at the polls. A federal judge later ruled the law as unconstitutional on the grounds… Read more »

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) today issued a direct rebuke to Senator Rand Paul for his unfounded objection to the confirmation of Loretta Lynch as Attorney General of the United States. Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus said, “Senator Paul is using the issue of civil forfeitures to block a well-qualified federal prosecutor from… Read more »