Since its establishment in 1971, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has been committed to using the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of the federal government to ensure that African Americans and other marginalized communities in the United States have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.
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CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudges Statement on the Nomination of Debo P. Adegbile to serve as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
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Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement regarding President Obama's nomination of Debo Adegbile to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice: CBC Chair Marcia L. Fudges Statement on Cloture Vote to Proceed with the Confirmation of Judge Robert Leon Wilkins as United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
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Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement regarding the filing of cloture to end debate that would allow Judge Robert Leon Wilkins to be confirmed as U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit. CBC Chair Marcia Fudges Statement on the Senates Failure to Proceed with Confirming Rep. Mel Watt as FHFA Director
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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement regarding the Senate's failure to vote for cloture to end debate that would allow Rep. Mel Watt (NC-12) to be confirmed as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). CBC Chair Marcia Fudges Statement on Swearing in of Senator Cory Booker
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Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement today regarding the swearing in of Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ): Congressional Tri-Caucus Calls on Senate to Confirm Rep. Mel Watt as FHFA Director
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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. ADVISORY: CBC, CAPAC, CHC Call on Senate to Confirm Rep. Mel Watt for FHFA Director
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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. Rep. Maxine Waters rolls out aggressive national flood insurance repair program
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Rep. Maxine Waters rolls out aggressive national flood insurance repair programHousing Wire - October 28, 2013Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., introduced an aggressive bipartisan plan to fix the National Flood Insurance Program this past week.Her new plan delays potential rate increases up to four years, while giving lawmakers time to obtain an affordability study from FEMA and to… CBC Chair Marcia Fudge to Testify at Senate Hearing on Stand Your Ground Laws
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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 Congressional Black Caucus Statement on the Dominican Constitutional Tribunal Ruling TC/0163/13
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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 CBC Chair Marcia Fudges Statement on the Passing of Congressman Major Owens
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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement on the passing of CBC Member Congressman Major Owens. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |