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.
Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), delivered remarks on the House Floor regarding an amendment introduced by Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA) to allow the display and sale of the Confederate Battle flag at National Parks and cemeteries. Butterfield’s remarks as prepared for delivery follow.
“I rise to… Read more »
Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement commending the South Carolina Legislature for its swift action to remove the Confederate Battle flag from Statehouse grounds:
“Early this morning, the South Carolina Legislature took a decisive step toward uniting South Carolinians by passing a bill to remove… Read more »
Tomorrow, Thursday, July 9th at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), will testify on the importance of the CBC TECH 2020 initiative during the “Make It In America: What’s Next?” hearing hosted by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer.
The hearing will focus on the next steps in American innovation. Chairman… Read more »
CBC Chairman, G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement today on the second year anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder ruling:
“In the two years following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Section 4 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) in Shelby County v. Holder, voting rights have come under a renewed assault in states across our… Read more »
Today, members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) introduced a resolution honoring the nine shooting victims of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South Carolina: Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Rev. Daniel Simmons, Sr., Tywanza Sanders, Cynthia Hurd, Sharonda Singleton, Myra Thompson, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, and Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor who… Read more »
Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell:
“Today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act and the individual mandate is a tremendous victory for our nation. Every… Read more »
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) heard from Baltimore clergy, community leaders, and academics on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at a forum to discuss the vast disparities in economic conditions for African Americans and whites.
The forum titled: The American Dream on Hold: Economic Challenges in the African American Community, was hosted… Read more »
The recent events in Baltimore are all too familiar to those of us who lived through the late 1960s, when riots broke out in major U.S. cities. President Lyndon Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission in 1967 to investigate the conditions that led to those events. When the commission's report was released in the next year it concluded that "our nation is moving toward two societies, one… Read more »
A public forum on the impact of economic challenges and persistent inequities facing African Americans across the country will be held Tuesday (tomorrow), June, 23, 2015, at the University of Baltimore at 9:30 a.m. until 12.p.m. EDT. Congressman G. K. Butterfield, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Ranking Democrat on the U.S.… Read more »
Today, Representative G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), issued the following statement in observance of the 150th year celebration of Juneteenth.
“On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was read by U.S. Army Major Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas to slaves who were unaware of the original issuance and reading by President… Read more »
