Posted on 01/08/2017 8:17:18 AM PST by Olog-hai
For almost eight years, the members of the Congressional Black Caucus existed in the shadow of the first black president. They praised President Barack Obama’s achievements while at the same time pushing him to do more for their constituents who overwhelmingly supported his history-making campaign and administration.
But with Obama set to leave the White House on Jan. 20, black lawmakers in the House and Senate are recalculating and reassessing their place in Washington. And realizing they’re regaining the limelight as the most visible and powerful African-American politicians in the nation’s capital.
President-elect Donald Trump will face a larger and more aggressive caucus, which will advocate for positions with “a bit more force,” said Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., a longtime member. “Without President Obama being in office, there will be more forceful articulation vis-à-vis administration policy.”
To the outgoing caucus chairman, Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., “The consequences are too enormous for us to be indecisive.” …
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Let me be the first to say, who cares.
Let me be the first to say, who cares.
It looks like I was the first and second but I guess it is worth repeating.
...and the second, LOL.
Some people should be “not seen, and not heard.” This is one such group of people.
As minorities prosper under the TRUMP Administration, the less and less influence the Congressional Black Caucus will have.
The Congressional Black Caucus...An important power in their own minds...LOL
Attention all you dumbasses out there
We’re here, we r’ black
Keep sending money
Trump should tell them to go sit in the floor again, so they can be on TV...
They are going to kidnap white congressmen and beat them til they renounce Trump?
Ryan should de authorize the Black Caucus again
OR
We can make a blanket statement that all racist organizations are repugnant and we will ignore all of them equally.
Well the liars in media will be in good company during the blackout I imposed on em in my home ....
Are the big bad racist honkies going to allow this?
Hell, Ryan will probably join them...As their token....
Hearing more from these intellectual giants will be entertaining, at least.
Their biggest objection is that Trump will bring back jobs for Blacks and enable them to go off welfare.
most if not all are democrats which happen to be in the minority so who cares?
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