(Politics365) — A new compensation study released by the U.S. House of Representatives Chief Administrative Officer shows a distressing, but expected picture of failing minority recruitment on Capitol Hill – much lower than the previous year. In its annual 2010 House Compensation Study, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House reports that minority recruitment on […]
(Politico) — As a whole, the Congressional Black Caucus is against the deal the president cut with Republicans on taxes. But it’s becoming more clear that’s a consensus position, not a unanimous one. Citing the needs of impoverished, unemployed and foreclosed-upon folks in his Philadelphia district, Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah announced his backing of the […]
(ABC News) — The Congressional Black Caucus today said it is overwhelmingly opposed to President Obama’s proposed deal on tax cuts, with members criticizing the plan’s inclusion of an extension for high-income Bush-era tax cuts and an estate tax cut provision as a “bad deal for African Americans” and a scheme that “disproportionately hurts the […]
(The Hill) — ColorOfChange is pushing back on a key endorsement for Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) in his bid to become the top Democrat on the subcommittee overseeing telecom. The activism group panned a decision by the Congressional Black Caucus to endorse Rush this week for the ranking member position on the House Communications subcommittee. A […]
(The Hill) — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are complaining that legislation funding a settlement for discrimination against black farmers sets too high a bar for claimants. The lawmakers argue language added by the Senate, which is meant to prevent fraud in the program, sets higher standards for proving a claim than were […]
(Seattle Medium) — Congressional Black Caucus Chairman-elect Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.), gearing up to navigate a Republican-dominated House of Representatives, says the President must sharpen his communications skills to better articulate his plans and successes over the next two years approaching the 2012 presidential election. “The president is going to have to become a better […]
(Politico) — Rep.-elect Tim Scott, one of the two black Republicans who will join the House next month, has decided against joining the Congressional Black Caucus. “While I recognize the efforts of the CBC and appreciate their invitation for me to caucus with them, I will not be joining at this time. My campaign was […]
(Roll Call) — Top Congressional Black Caucus members are rejecting suggestions that an unprecedented number of public embarrassments in recent months have diminished the group’s clout. CBC veterans have dominated the news lately, but not for their successes. Monday was supposed to mark the start of the ethics trial of Rep. Maxine Waters, but the House […]
President Obama to Black lawmakers: "The time for action is now."
(The Root) — As chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Barbara Lee, who represents northern California’s 9th District, leads one of the nation’s most prominent African-American instruments for social change. On Monday she released a memo in which she encouraged America and the media to revamp how they discuss race and racism, and called the phrase […]
(Washington Post) — A group probing whether President Obama is addressing matters of concern to African Americans will discuss the issue Saturday at the annual conference of theCongressional Black CaucusFoundation hours before Obama is scheduled to address conference attendees. Political scientist Ron Daniels formed the Shirley Chisholm Presidential Accountability Commission in late 2008 as a mechanism […]
by Charing Ball The Office of Congressional Ethics, a new watchdog group set up by House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, has once again turned its attention on another member of the Congressional Black Caucus. The latest target of this group is Congresswoman Maxine Waters, one of the longest-standing and if not the most outspoken black […]