Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), released the following statement after the Senate voted 50-48 to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court: “The Congressional Black Caucus’ position was and still is that the Senate should have rejected JudgeKavanaugh’s nomination based on his record on equality, justice, and executive power. “But, if that wasn’t enough for the Senate, the credible sexual assault allegations against J...
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Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) released a 3:26 mini documentary explaining what African Americans have lost under the Trump Administration and why it’s important for them to vote in November. From safety and security to healthcare, equality and justice and other issue areas, the mini documentary details how a number of policies and programs implemented by President Trump and his Administration have hurt African Americans and other marginalized communities. We Have Lost A Lot Video “...
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Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), released the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. “Plain and simple, courts matter, especially the Supreme Court – the highest court in the land. But for the Supreme Court, African Americans wouldn’t be able to attend integrated schools, buy a home previously owned by a white person, or sleep at certain hotels. This is...
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In a letter to Senate leadership sent on Friday, the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02) and the Chair of the Judicial Nominations Task Force, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), again blasted efforts by the Trump Administration and Senate Republicans to pack the federal bench with unqualified judges, including many who have a record of hostility to the rights of people of color, women, and workers. The letter follows several previous l...
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Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – led by CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), CBC Judicial Nominations Task Force Chair, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and CBC Texas Delegation Members Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18), and Mark Veasey (D-TX-33) – called on the U.S. Senate to reject the nomination of Andrew Oldham to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Members wrote that Oldham “has devoted much of his care...
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A letter to Senate Majority Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging the Senate to reject the appointment of Stuart Kyle Duncan to the federal bench.
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Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), released the following statement on the appointment of Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) to the Senate Judiciary Committee. On December 7, Chairman Richmond sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging him to appoint a CBC member to the Committee after Senator Al Franken (D-MN) announced his intent to resign. “Today, Senator Booker and Senator Harris, two gre...
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WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI-13), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, (D-DC), Chairwoman of the CBC Judicial Nominations Working Group, sent a letter to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), urging him to uphold the Committee’s longstanding “blue slip” policy, which prevents ...
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A letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley on the longstanding "blue slip" policy for judicial nominees, which prevents the Committee from considering a nominee without the approval of both senators from the nominee's state.
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