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Congressional delegation now expected to attend Mandela memorial serviceFoxNewsPublished December 07, 2013 A congressional delegation is expected to go to Nelson Mandela’s memorial services in South Africa and is scheduled leave Sunday, Fox News learned Saturday.It is unclear who House Speaker John Boehner is sending, but members of the Congressional Black Caucus are expected… Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 203,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 7 percent in November. Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge released the following statement on the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela: Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement today on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) released the following statement in support of the Senate's vote to eliminate the use of the filibuster and allow up-or-down votes on presidential nominees except for those to the Supreme Court. Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Makes China Connection for HBCU Students By Joyce Jones BET Posted: 11/21/2013 11:31 AM In the past several years, China has become a force to be reckoned with. It is the world's second-largest economy and the largest single holder of U.S. debt. A growing number of American students are choosing to study Chinese and there's actually an organization called… Read more »

By Emma DumainRoll Call StaffNov. 19, 2013, 6:13 p.m.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File PhotoFudge, right, on Monday suggested that race and other factors were at play in Republicans’ filibusters of nominees for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and of Watt’s nomination to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The Congressional Black Caucus is fed up with Republican… Read more »

his morning, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairwoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), Members of the CBC, Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League, and Presidents from four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) met with Madame Liu Yandong, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Ministers within the Chinese government to discuss increasing opportunities for African American students, and particularly students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), to participate in cultural and educational exchanges in China. Read more »

On, Wednesday November 20, 2013, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) and Members of the CBC will host Madame Liu Yandong, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League and Presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) at the U.S. Capitol. Read more »

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: Read more »