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Joint Statement from Tri-Caucus Chairs: RFK Jr. Is Cutting Infant Mortality Programs 'to Beef Up His Entourage'

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The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus — Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09) — released the following joint statement in response to reports that Health and Human Services…

Joint Statement from Tri-Caucus Chairs on Trump Administration Diverting $235 Million in Grants for Minority-Serving Institutions

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The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)—released the following joint statement in response to the Trump administrationdiverting an additional $235…

Congressional Black Caucus Calls for Corporate Responsibility Following Converse Advertising Campaign

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “As we all gathered for the 55th Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference—the nation’s largest convening of Black leaders, activists, academics, and advocates—the Congressional Black Caucus was…

Congressional Black Caucus Condemns Trump Administration’s Push to Remove Tax-Exempt Status for Universities with Diversity Programs

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “Instead of expanding opportunity and access to higher education, the Trump administration is proposing to use the federal tax code to threaten the tax-exempt status of private schools and colleges that provide scholarships,…

Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Reports of U.S. Navy Renaming Aircraft Carrier After Trump Instead of Heroic Black Sailor

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “Doris “Dorie” Miller was a U.S. Navy sailor who served as a mess attendant aboard the USS West Virginia, helping carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor. For his valiant efforts and extraordinary courage,…

Congressional Black Caucus Condemns SCOTUS Ruling Clearing Path for Trump’s Attacks on Mail-in Ballots Ahead of November Elections

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “The John Roberts Supreme Court has once again turned its back on the American people, clearing the way for the Trump Administration’s corrupt, anti-democratic scheme to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the elections this…

Congressional Black Caucus Urges Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel to Launch Federal Review of Nolan Wells’ Death

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Today, Chair Yvette D. Clarke and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) issued a letter to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel urging the U.S. Department of Justice to immediately launch an independent federal review of the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells. “Accordingly, the…

Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Senate Consideration of the Protect College Sports Act

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “The Congressional Black Caucus cannot support advancing the Protect College Sports Act in its current form. “The Congressional Black Caucus is clear that this debate is about much more than college athletics. It is about an…

Congressional Black Caucus Condemns Trump Administration's Rescission of Disparate Impact Rule

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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “The Congressional Black Caucus condemns the Trump Administration's decision to abandon decades of civil rights enforcement by eliminating the longstanding disparateimpact standard under Title VI of the Civil Rights…

CBC Members and Black Mayors Discuss Safety in the Age of Trump

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Yesterday, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Vera Institute of Justice hosted a virtual roundtable and Q&A to discuss how local and federal leaders are contributing to historic crime declines, and present a proactive vision of public safety. The conversation was moderated by Vera President Insha Rahman and featured U.S. Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12), U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11),…