Press Releases

Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: 

“Instead of working to lower the cost of living for everyday Americans and protecting the rights of patriotic civil servants, many of whom have dedicated their lives to making our country a better place for our communities, President Trump and Elon Musk are continuing their efforts to destabilize the federal government.

“Since the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the federal workforce has been able to join a union and bargain collectively over their employment terms. Donald Trump's executive order to revoke these rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, including veterans and Black and minority workers, is a shameful attempt to unfairly punish and silence competent workers and install people who will carry out his extremist Project 2025 Agenda.

“President Trump cannot claim to represent working class Americans and attack the very unions that fight to improve their rights. This executive order should immediately be met with legal action.”