Press Releases

Today, the Chairs and Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), along with Leslie Proll, Director of the Washington D.C. Office of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Deidre Swesnik, Director of Public Policy and Communications at National Fair Housing Alliance, encouraged the U.S. Senate to confirm Congressman Mel Watt (NC-12) as the next Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director. Read more »

On Wednesday, October 30, 2013, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – comprised of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) – will host a press conference to call on the U.S. Senate to confirm Congressman Mel Watt (NC-12) as Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director. Read more »

On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) will testify at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing "'Stand Your Ground' Laws: Civil Rights and Public Safety Implications of the Expanded Read more »

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement regarding ruling TC/0163/13 by the Dominican Constitutional Tribunal. As a result of the ruling, more than 210, 000 Dominican-born people of Haitian descent will be stripped of the Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement on the passing of CBC Member Congressman Major Owens. Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement on the election of Lorraine C. Miller to serve as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement regarding passage of the House bill that will raise the debt ceiling and reopen the government. Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement congratulating former Newark Mayor Cory Booker on winning a seat in the U.S. Senate to represent New Jersey in a special election. Read more »

Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi appointed Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L.Fudge (OH-11) to serve as Leader's Representative on the conference committee for the 2013 Farm Bill. Read more »

Today, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus served meals in the District of Columbia at So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.), an interfaith, community-based organization that exists to help the poor and homeless of our nation's capital. Read more »