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Congressional Black Caucus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Caucus is officially non-partisan, but in practice it has been almost exclusively composed of Democrats, and tends to function as a lobbying group with the wider Congressional Democratic Party. The Congressional Black Caucus is an organization representing African American members of the Congress of the United States. The Caucus was founded in January 1969, by a group of black members of the House of Representatives, including Shirley Chisholm of New York, Louis Stokes of Ohio and William L. Clay of Missouri. www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Congressional_Black_Caucus

Congressional Hispanic Caucus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is comprised of 21 Members of Congress of Hispanic descent. The Caucus is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States and Puerto Rico. The function of the Caucus is to serve as a forum for the Hispanic Members of Congress to coalesce around a collective legislative agenda. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Congressional_Hispanic_Caucus   (256 words)

African American Registry: Congressional Black Caucus formed Members of the Congressional Black Caucus represent a variety of districts and constituents from coast to coast, urban and rural, northern and southern. *This date is the anniversary of the origin of The Congressional Black Caucus in 1969. While the CBC has been primarily focused on the concerns of African-Americans, the Caucus has also been at the forefront of legislative campaigns of human and civil rights for all citizens. www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/2377/Congressional_Black_Caucus_formed   (256 words)

USATODAY.com - Congressional Black Caucus questions push for war Although it cannot stop congressional approval of a resolution paving the way for war, the 38-member Congressional Black Caucus issued a joint statement Thursday cautioning against what many members see as a headlong rush into the use of military force. USATODAY.com - Congressional Black Caucus questions push for war Posted NaN/NaN/NaN NaN:NaN PM Congressional Black Caucus questions push for war www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2002-09-26-black-caucus_x.htm   (256 words)

African Americans - Congressional Black Caucus The Congressional Black Caucus was formed in 1969 when the 13 Black Members of the U.S. House of Representatives joined together to strengthen their efforts to address the legislative concerns of Black and minority citizens. Today, there are 39 Members of the Congressional Black Caucus representing many of the largest and most populated urban centers in the country, together with some of the most expansive and rural Congressional districts in the nation. 13th Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus 103rd Congress www.africanamericans.com /CongressionalBlackCaucus.htm   (256 words)

US Congressional Black Caucus This first Black Caucus delegation to visit Cuba is made up of congressional Representatives Maxine Waters and Barbara Lee of California, Sheila Jackson of Texas, Julie Carson from Indiana, Gregory Meeks of New York and Earl Hilliard of Alabama. The Congressional Black Caucus, 36 voting black House members, have long supported easing the trade sanctions. Maxine Waters, D-California, and Chair of the Black Caucus, Rep. Earl Hilliard, D-Alabama,Vice Chair of the CBC, and Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-Texas, Whip of the CBC, were joined by 3 additional CBC members and others in a delegation that arrived in Cuba on Feb 17th. www.afrocubaweb.com /blackcaucus.htm   (256 words)

Congressional Black Caucus on Encyclopedia.com Members of the Congressional Black Caucus take a ceremonial oath on the opening day of the 109th Congress Tuesday, January 4, 2005. Don I. Tharpe has was named the new President and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation on May 11, 2005. Congressional Black Caucus Holds A Swearing-in Ceremony For 109th Congress www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CongressB1C1.asp   (256 words)

Congressional Progressive Caucus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) the single largest caucus in the United States House of Representatives, and works together to advance progressive issues and causes. An array of national progressive organizations will work to support the efforts of the caucus, including the Institute for Policy Studies, The Nation Magazine, Moveon.org, National Priorities Project, Jobs with Justice Campaign, Peace Action, Americans for Democratic Action, and Progressive Democrats of America. Also co-sponsoring the kickoff event were the NAACP, ACLU, Progressive Majority, League of United Latin American Citizens, Rainbow/Push Coalition, National Council of La Raza, Hip Hop Caucus, Human Rights Campaign, Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, and the Hip Hop Political Convention. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Progressive_Caucus   (190 words)

Progressives to unveil 'core principles' The announcement by the 57-member Congressional Progressive Caucus will join a cacophony of voices in the Democratic Party that have been pitching new ideas and approaches in the wake of losses at the polls in November. The Progressive Caucus had been considering raising its profile long before the bankruptcy bill came up, but that disagreement — especially the fact that centrists had urged House leadership to bring the bill to a vote without telling the rest of the party — “lit the fuse,” a House Democratic aide said. Progressives are moving much more quickly to formulate their agenda and plan to have it ready for an event next Tuesday. www.thehill.com /thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/062105/progressives.html   (490 words)

bernie :: media :: Some Big Companies Failed to Add to Pensions in 1990's The Congressional Progressive Caucus was established in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 1990s. The fairness plan of the Congressional Progressive Caucus embodies national priorities that are consistent with the values, needs, and aspirations of all the American people -- not just the powerful and privileged. The new Co-Chairwomen of the 61-Member Congressional Progressive Caucus, U.S. Representatives Lynn Woolsey and Barbara Lee, welcome your interest in the growing Progressive Caucus. bernie.house.gov /pc   (314 words)

The Black Commentator - Cover Story: How to Fix the Fractured Black Caucus - Issue 136 The unfolding implosion of the Congressional Black Caucus as a coherent voice for progressive politics is commonly bundled into discussion of the general disarray in the Democratic Party. Clay is also a member of the Progressive Caucus, but it is difficult to understand why, given his vote for the Republican estate tax bill (see graph) and his decision, this week, to switch his vote on a key abortion bill. Progressives in the CBC, who are still in the great majority, must act as a body to establish their own PAC whose funding of incumbents and candidates will be based on affirmation of  “bright line” positions on issues held dear by the Black electorate. www.blackcommentator.com /136/136_cover_black_caucus.html   (2502 words)

[Unir] Hispanic Caucus & Guest Workers But members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are refusing to jump on this new bracero bandwagon. The Washington Post Washington, D.C. Mar 3, 2001 DALLAS -- I don't often find myself applauding the Congressional Hispanic Caucus for its courage. The rap is that congressional Hispanics are too in awe of their station in life to engage in any act of leadership daring enough to jeopardize it. lmri.ucsb.edu /pipermail/unir/2001-May/000485.html   (763 words)

Rep. Silvestre Reyes - CHC Leader Washington, Jan 3 (EFE).- Rep. Silvestre Reyes (Dem.-TX) on Wednesday officially became the new president of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), made up of 18 Democratic legislators. The Hispanic Caucus is also in favor of extending the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) to citizens of other countries in response to the massive immigration of Central Americans to the United States due to civil wars in those countries. He also emphasized the need to improve Hispanics' access to health programs, work to protect civil rights for the Hispanic community and the use of a statistical sample to increase the number of people included in the federal census. members.tripod.com /~reconquista/NEWS/CHCReyes010104.html   (268 words)

Partisanship powers Hispanic Caucus This week, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — whose members are all Democrats — ran away from its own rhetoric by publicly opposing the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. That can't be said for most members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, a group that has earned a reputation for being detached from the everyday concerns of Hispanics and dispassionate in its defense of Hispanic causes. Made up of Hispanic members of Congress, the 18-member caucus bills itself as '"a voice for the Hispanic community." The voice has spoken of the importance of ensuring a diverse judiciary, of expanding opportunities for Hispanic nominees and of treating said nominees with fairness and respect. www.wrnha.org /Issues%20News%20Articles/Hispanic%20Appointments/Partisanship%20powers%20Hispanic%20Caucus.htm   (753 words)

Silvestre Reyes Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) unveiled a new Hispanic Judiciary Initiative to promote the appointment of qualified judicial nominees with records of having been involved in, supportive of, and responsive to the issues, needs, and concerns of the Hispanic community. Founded in 1976, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is an informal group of 18 Hispanic members of Congress dedicated to supporting and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanic Americans. CHC support or opposition will be based on qualifications and experience, but the nominees’ positions on issues of importance to the nation's Hispanic community will also be considered. wwwc.house.gov /reyes/print_news.asp?id=163&action=print   (431 words)

Angry Hispanic Caucus withholds party dues Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are withholding their party membership dues until they receive assurances from House Democratic leaders that the party will make a concerted effort to engage Hispanic voters and better serve the needs of the Hispanic community. Caucus anger with the party first bubbled to the surface in December when congressional leaders wrote a bristling letter to Democratic National Committee delegates that they would ignore Hispanic concerns at their own peril. Caucus members last week demanded meetings with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) and told The Hill that they would use their pending party dues as leverage to secure an audience. www.hillnews.com /thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/030805/hispanic.html   (638 words)

PUERTO RICO HERALD: Why Hispanic Caucus Rejects Estrada In its own words, the caucus seeks to ''address the under-representation of Hispanics in the federal judiciary by promoting the nomination and confirmation of qualified judicial nominees.'' In its actions, however, the caucus not only provided cover for the assault on Estrada but also ignored its own party's racist invective. Through action and inaction, the caucus has proven that it is no longer interested in, or capable of, representing the hopes of Latinos; instead it plays racial politics to further the Democrat agenda. Democrats decided that Estrada must not succeed, and the caucus did as it was told. www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2002/vol6n45/WhyHispCaucusReject-en.shtml   (558 words)

NHCSL - National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and the Democratic members of the Education and Workforce Committee hosted “Graduation For All: A Right and Responsibility” forum to bring attention to a national crisis, the low graduation rates among Hispanics. This forum served as another activity in the ongoing initiative created by the CHC, the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) and the USHCC Foundation to shed light on this urgent issue. NHCSL - National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators www.nhcsl.com /news/june14-2004.html   (329 words)

Congressional Hispanic Caucus - Rep. Grace Flores Napolitano, Chair The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is comprised of 21 members of Congress of Hispanic descent. The CHC urged the Ambassador to negotiate an agreement that included meaningful labor and environmental obligations, including a fully enforceable commitment by CAFTA countries to adopt and effectively enforce internationally recognized core labor standards. Since 1976 the CHC has been addressing the needs of the Hispanic community in all areas of American life. www.napolitano.house.gov /chc/press_releases/pr_06_10_05_CAFTA.htm   (573 words)

PUERTO RICO HERALD: Un Nuevo Día? The Chairman Of The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Loses. That's Bad News For Liberal Democrats…FL House Hispanics Hope To Build Bloc On Shared Heritage The Congressional Hispanic Caucus was especially resentful of the challenge to their chairman, and they joined labor groups in pouring money into Mr. The president of the Hispanic caucus is a Republican from Miami Beach, Rep. Gus Barreiro, and the vice president is a Democrat from Tampa, Rep. Bob Henriquez. The 14-member caucus is overwhelmingly Republican, including all 12 Hispanic Republicans in the House. www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2004/vol8n24/NuevoDia.shtml   (1652 words)

Congressional Black Caucus The black elderly in poverty,hearing before the Congressional Black Caucus, "Brain Trust on Aging" and the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session, September 27, 1985. www.iwprlibrary.org /catalog/authors/462.html   (1652 words)

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. The purpose of this proceedings document is to comprehensively summarize the symposiums, issues forums, and braintrusts that were presented during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 34th Annual Legislative Conference dissecting from it the action strategies that emanated from each session. Surrounded by CBC members, Dr. Tharpe announces the launch of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Katrina Relief Fund at the Opening Press Conference during the 35th Annual Legislative Conference. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. 1720 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC site by JVMandC Privacy Policy www.cbcfinc.org   (1652 words)

What's the Congressional Black Caucus Thinking? Congressional Black Caucus members are already uniformly lining up in opposition to including individual retirement accounts as a key element of Social Security reform _ despite the fact that a specific proposal from the Bush administration has yet to arrive on Capitol Hill. Congressional White Caucus members are already uniformly lining up in support of including individual retirement accounts as a key element of Social Security reform -- despite the fact that a specific proposal from the Bush administration has yet to arrive on Capitol Hill. They're thinking if blacks have an investment in the economy, they will be less likely to be lapdogs for the socialist black caucus and the myriad other socialist organizations which have a vested interest in keeping blacks on the plantation. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1317915/posts   (1652 words)

The HistoryMakers Formed in 1970 by 13 African American members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) joined together to strengthen their efforts in addressing the concerns of Black and minority citizens. Currently, thirty-seven CBC members provide political influence and visibility for the largest and most populated urban centers in the United States in addition to many expansive and rural Congressional districts. CBC members believed that a united voice representing “the general welfare” of African American constituents would positively impact legislation and issues of public policy being considered in Congress. www.thehistorymakers.com /historymakers/glossary/glossarytext.asp?index=230   (1652 words)

PHR Testimony to Congressional Black Caucus We salute the leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus for its work to bring the problem of racial and ethnic disparities in health to the nation’s attention and to address it, especially through securing passage of the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000. Congresswoman Christian-Christensen and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Working Group on Health Care, my name is Leonard Rubenstein. Racial Disparities and Health: PHR Testimony to Congressional Black Caucus www.phrusa.org /research/methics/caucus_0303.html   (1652 words)

Congressional Black Caucus The archived version of the 108th CBC website is available here. www.house.gov /cummings/cbc/cbchome.htm   (1652 words)

Congressional Black Caucus Slams Janice Rogers Brown Nomination The Congressional Black Caucus came out Friday in strong opposition to the confirmation of California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, calling her a conservative activist with a “disdain for legal precedent.” According to the caucus, Brown is the second sitting judge nominated by Bush to an appellate court who has received a partial “not qualified” rating from the American Bar Association. In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the caucus called Brown a “notoriously conservative lawyer and jurist” who has shown herself to be unable to separate her own personal views from “her responsibility to render decisions based on a fair and precedent-based interpretation of the law and the Constitution.” www.metnews.com /articles/brow102003.htm   (1652 words)

Congressional Black Caucus Supported Tough Crack Law [Free Republic] Go check the Congressional Record: in 1986, when the federal crack law was debated, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) supported it, and some CBC members pressed for even harsher penalties. The Congressional Black Caucus *supported* the tougher penalties for crack when they were enaced in 1986. A few years earlier it was CBC members and other Democrats in Congress who pushed President Reagan, against his considered judgment, to create the Office of National Drug Control Policy (better known as the drug czar’s office). www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3aeb2b4362a3.htm   (1652 words)

Jet: Congressional Black Caucus brings about coalition of black leadership During the Congressional Black Caucus' recent 23rd Annual Legislative Weekend in the nation's capital, no one was a Democrat, a Republican, a liberal, or a conservative. "With this year's dramatic increase of Congressional Black Caucus members, and our enhanced power and influence, the impact of this year's event will be unprecedented." And while the Caucus Weekends, which actually extend over a five-day period, always have been a must ticket for the civil rights establishment, this year it embraced a number of gang leaders and Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan, who was a panelist on a heated debate on race relations. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n24_v84/ai_14532031   (1652 words)

Gore Presides as Congress Makes Bush Win Official (washingtonpost.com) When it came time to count Florida's votes, House Democrats, most of them members of the Congressional Black Caucus, rose one by one to object to the awarding of the state's 25 electors to Bush and his running mate, Richard B. Cheney. The Democratic protest was led by Black Caucus members who share the feeling among black leaders that votes in the largely African American precincts overwhelmingly carried by Gore were not counted because of faulty voting machines, illicit challenges to black voters and other factors. At the end of their protest, about a dozen members of the Black Caucus walked out of the House chamber as the roll call of the states continued. www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A27270-2001Jan6   (1652 words)

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