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A letter to Secretary Carson on the proposed change to HUD's mission statement.  Read more »

A letter to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation about renaming the Philadelphia 30th Street Station after Congressman William H. Gray, III, the first African-American chair of the House Budget Committee and the first African-American majority whip of Congress.  Read more »

A letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin no the Trump Administration's review of the Community Reinvestment Act.  Read more »

Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), led by CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02) and the three Co-Chairs of the CBC Economic Development and Wealth Creation Taskforce, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin expressing the Caucus’ concern that the Trump Administration’s review of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) will result in a weaker version of the law… Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), released the following statement on the pending bipartisan amendments to the Senate immigration bill:  “I am encouraged by the amendments under consideration in the Senate that would provide protections for DREAMers without eliminating the Diversity Visa program. I am not in love with… Read more »

A letter to President Trump about his immigration proposal, which pits black and brown immigrants against each other.  Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), sent a letter to President Trump criticizing his immigration proposal as “unreasonable”  and “un-American” because it unnecessarily pits black and brown immigrants against each other. Months ago, President Trump agreed to sign the DREAM Act into law, legislation that would primarily… Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), released the following statement in honor of Black History Month: “The political environment we’re in right now says that we as African Americans have nothing to lose and that this country was ‘great’ when we were fighting for full citizenship. But our history tells us that this could not be… Read more »

As President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address took place Tuesday night, an image of the Congressional Black Caucus began to spread. It showed the members of the caucus, wearing kente cloth adornments that stood out in the audience, sitting — some with blank expressions, others with more active looks of annoyance — as the president, somewhat… Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), released the following statement in response to President Trump’s State of the Union Address: “There is nothing promising about President Trump’s ability to read a speech from a teleprompter. “Every action taken by him over the past year has been destructive for poor, working-class, and… Read more »