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CBC Members Introduce Bill to Reverse ED Change to Parent PLUS Loan Program

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Members, Rep. Corrine Brown (FL-05) and Rep. Cedric Richmond (LA-02) introduced the Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act (the PLUS Act), a bill that will restore core credit standards used by the Department of Education(ED) prior to the change to the definition of "adverse credit" made in 2011.

CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudges Remarks at the Annual Brunch Celebrating Women Who Make a Difference

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Good morning.It is my honor to join you today along with my colleague and fellow Congressional Black Caucus member, Congresswoman Robin Kelly of Chicago and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii for today’s program.I represent Ohio’s 11th District, and currently serve as the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, the seventh woman to do so since we were established in…

Congressional Black Caucus takes #blackmenenroll message to social media

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by theGrio | March 27, 2014 at 2:02 PM With the deadline for Americans to register for Obamacarefast approaching, members of theCongressional Black Caucus are using social media to get the message out.Although over 5 million citizens have signed up for affordable health care through the government, the numbers are still a long way off from the Obama…

CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudges Remarks at the CBC PAC Chairmans Dinner

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Good evening.Thank you for joining us tonight.I’d like to acknowledge my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus who are here this evening.[Read names]Very briefly, I’d like to share why your presence here tonight is so important.It’s likely that many of you already know the numbers, but I just want to remind you that in 2012, African Americans voted in greater…

CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudge and Rep. Gwen Moore Send Letter to Rep. Paul Ryan on Poverty Comments, Invite Rep. Ryan to Discuss Strategies to End Poverty with the CBC

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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) and Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04) sent the following letter to Rep. Paul Ryan regarding his comments on the Bill Bennett's Morning in America show where he referred to a "tailspin of culture" in inner cities "not even thinking about working or learning the value and the culture of work".

CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudge Calls for Speaker Boehner to Remove Chairman Darrell Issa from Leadership

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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) sent the following letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner (OH-08) regarding Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa's conduct during yesterday's committee hearing where he shut Ranking Member Elijah Cummings' microphone off as the Congressman began speaking. The full text of Chair Fudge's letter is below and is available for download here