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CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudges Statement on Failed Cloture Vote to Confirm Debo P. Adegbile as Assistant Attorney General of the DOJs Civil Rights Division
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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement on the failed cloture vote for Debo P. Adegbile's confirmation for Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division: CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudges Statement on Failed Cloture Vote to Confirm Debo P. Adegbile as Assistant Attorney General of the DOJs Civil Rights Division
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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement on the failed cloture vote for Debo P. Adegbile's confirmation for Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division: CBC Members Support Senate Confirmation of Debo P. Adegbile as Assistant Attorney General of the DOJs Civil Rights Division
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) released the following statements on today's Senate floor vote to confirm Debo P. Adegbile for Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division CBC Chair Marcia Fudges Statement on Upcoming Senate Vote to Confirm Debo P. Adegbile as Assistant Attorney General of the DOJs Civil Rights Division
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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement on tomorrow's Senate floor vote to confirm Debo P. Adegbile for Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division: Congressional Black Caucus: A bastion of seniority
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By: John Bresnahan March 2, 2014 When Democratic Rep. John Conyers — only the second African-American elected to Congress from Michigan — came to Capitol Hill in 1965, he had loads of free time on his hands. Conyers was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee, the first black lawmaker in the panel’s history. But there wasn’t much for Conyers to do as a… CBC Chair Marcia Fudges Statement on the "My Brothers Keeper" Initiative
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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge released the following statement on President Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" Initiative. Chair Fudge joined President Obama, foundation and business leaders during yesterday's meeting in the State Dining Room where the President discussed the initiative's goals. Poultry industry, workers take fight to Capitol Hill over proposal to speed processing lines
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Poultry industry, workers take fight to Capitol Hill over proposal to speed processing linesBy Kimberly KindyPosted February 27, 2014 Poultry workers, chicken industry lobbyists and food-safety advocates have been converging on Capitol Hill in recent weeks with dueling efforts to either boost or kill a proposal to overhaul the way the $60 billion-a-year poultry industry operates… CBC Chair Marcia Fudge Opposes USDA Regulatory Change to Poultry Plant Line Speeds
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), joined Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Hillary Shelton, Director of the NAACP Washington Bureau, Minor Sinclair of Oxfam America, and former poultry plant workers Lashunda Bobbit of Mississippi and Salvadora Roman of Alabama, for a press conference on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) regulatory change to speed up production from 140 to 175 birds per minute that would result in an increase of injuries in poultry plants. CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudges Remarks at the Fifth Annual Avoice Heritage Celebration
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Good evening.Thank you Congressman Fattah for that warm introduction.It is my honor and pleasure to welcome you tonight for the Fifth Annual Avoice Heritage Celebration.Through the Avoice Virtual Library Project, the CBCF preserves the rich history of political and legislative contributions made by African-American Members of Congress to our nation and to our world.Given the significant… CBC Chair Marcia Fudge Announces CBC Staff Changes
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) announced Kwame Canty as Director of Member Services and Programming and Charlyn Stanberry as Professional Staff for the CBC. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |