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CBC Hosts Briefing with NIH on Health Disparities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 2, 2021 Media Contact Airen Washington, Communications Director Airen.Washington@mail.house.gov (c) 202.841.2777   CBC Hosts Briefing with NIH on Health Disparities in the COVID-19 Pandemic   CBC Members participated in an informative discussion with Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of…

CBC Strongly Denounces Attack on Voting Rights Act

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  PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release   July 2, 2021 Media Contact Airen Washington, Communications Director Airen.Washington@mail.house.gov (c) 202.841.2777   CBC Strongly Denounces Attack on Voting Rights Act     WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair of the 57 Member Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the…

Infrastructure day in the House

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Black Caucus presses Democratic leaders to expedite action on voting rights

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  Black Caucus presses Democratic leaders to expedite action on voting rights BY MIKE LILLIS - 06/30/21 08:52 PM EDT 433 569 Share to Facebook     © Greg Nash Black Democrats are pressing party leaders and the head of a key committee to hit the gas on legislation designed to combat discrimination at the…

House votes to remove statues of Confederate leaders from U.S. Capitol

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Skip to main content Top of Form Bottom of Form Sections Democracy Dies in Darkness Get one year for $40 Sign in Politics House votes to remove statues of Confederate leaders from U.S. Capitol   A bust of Chief Justice Roger Taney is displayed in the old Supreme Court chamber in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) By  John…

CBC Statement on the Sentencing of Derek Chauvin on the Murder of George Floyd

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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release   June 26, 2021   Media Contact(s): (CBC Chair Rep. Beatty) Airen Washington Airen.washington@mail.house.gov (CBC Vice-Chair Rep. Horsford) Geneva Kropper Geneva.Kropper@mail.house.gov (CBC 2nd Vice-Chair Rep. Lawrence) Cody Sibulo Cody.Sibulo@mail.house.gov   CBC Statement on the Sentencing of Derek Chauvin on the Murder of…

CBC Statement on the Announcement of a Select Committee to investigate the January 6th Capitol Insurrection

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  PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release   June 24, 2021   Media Contact Airen Washington, Communications Director Airen.washington@mail.house.gov (c) 202.841.2777    CBC Statement on the Announcement of a Select Committee to investigate the January 6th Capitol Insurrection WASHINGTON – The Congressional Black Caucus applauds Speaker Pelosi’s announced…

Democrats seek new ways to expand Medicaid in holdout states

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Democrats seek new ways to expand Medicaid in holdout states BY PETER SULLIVAN - 06/20/21 01:00 PM EDT  © Greg Nash Congressional Democrats are pushing legislation that would expand Medicaid in states that have so far refused to do so, seeking to fill one of the major remaining holes in the Affordable Care Act. There are currently 12…

Congressional Tri-Caucus Leaders Call for Biden Administration to Address Medicaid Coverage Gap with American Families Plan

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2021 Contact: (Rep. Robin Kelly) Rachel Kingery, Rachel.Kingery@mail.house.gov (CBC Chair, Rep. Joyce Beatty), Airen Washington, Airen.Washington@mail.house.gov (Rep. Yvette Clarke) Remmington Belford, Remmington.Belford@mail.house.gov (CAPAC Chair, Rep. Judy Chu) Ben Suarato, Ben.Suarato@mail.house.gov (CHC Chair, Rep. Raul Ruiz) Clarissa Robles,…

CBC Statement in support of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

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PRESS RELEASE  For Immediate Release    June 16, 2021    Media Contact  Airen Washington, Communications Director  Airen.washington@mail.house.gov   (c) 202.841.2777     CBC Statement in support of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar  Congressional Black Caucus statement in support of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar representing…