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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), all members of the CBC Diversity Task Force, will travel to Silicon Valley, August 2-4, 2015, to meet with executives at the country’s foremost technology companies and organizations as part of the CBC TECH 2020 initiative.  Launched in May, CBC TECH 2020… Read more »

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will join Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn (D-SC) and Members of the House and Senate Democratic Caucuses to hold a press event on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. EDT on the House East Front Steps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Voting… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990. “Twenty-five years ago the historic Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law on the principle of inclusion and the premise… Read more »

Today, CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement in response to the Equality Act: “We believe that all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, are entitled to protection of the law from discrimination in all aspects of American life.  We believe these principles must be enacted into law.  We look forward to the opportunity to… Read more »

Today, CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement in response to the Florida state legislature’s redistricting case: “The Congressional Black Caucus supports a redistricting plan that enables African American communities to have an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice to Congress.  We encourage the Florida legislature to draft a… Read more »

Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement today on the passing of former South Carolina State University President Dr. George Cooper: “Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. George Cooper, a lifelong supporter of higher education and our country’s Historically Black Colleges and… Read more »

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and members of the CBC rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). "America's financial institutions and business community are vital to our country's continued growth, innovation and economic success,” said CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield.  “We recently marked the 64th consecutive… Read more »

House Democrats on Thursday renewed their push for the restoration of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that was struck down by the Supreme Court two years ago, arguing that Americans’ anger over polarizing symbols such as the Confederate flag should motivate Republicans to take “substantive action” to protect minority voting rights. The newest effort to put… Read more »

Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act (S.1177) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by a 81-17 vote. Due to the lack of substantive improvements to the underlying bill, the Congressional Tri-Caucus—which is comprised of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the… Read more »

Today, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) met with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a policy meeting in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center where they discussed the CBC legislative agenda and policy issues impacting the African American community.  CBC Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement after today’s policy… Read more »