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Posted on 10/06/2003 10:51:37 PM PDT by ForOurFuture
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus has invited Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) to join its 118-member caucus after he revealed plans last week to press Congress to abolish race-based caucuses.
Tancredo has no intention of accepting.
Exploding with laughter, he said: “I didn’t even know there was an Asian Pacific Caucus … So I’ll have to give it some thought.”
Members of the Asian Pacific American Caucus denounced this reaction.
“Congressman Tancredo should do some minimal research before he goes around threatening to abolish a long-standing organization of 118 members of Congress,” said Cameron Johnson, spokesman for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus who is an aide to Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.), the caucus chairman.
But Tancredo has no remorse for his call last week. He said many Republican colleagues have approached him and secretly said, “ ‘You’re so right, but I can’t support you.’”
“That has happened more times than I can track it,” Tancredo added.
His spokesman, Carlos Espinosa, said his boss has been receiving widespread support in his district for his call to abolish race-based caucuses.
Yesterday morning, for example, Espinosa received a phone call from a male constituent from Littleton, Colo. who congratulated Tancredo and wanted to know how he could contribute more money, adding, “’Hey, have I maxed out on my donations yet?’”
Espinosa said his boss’ lack of interest in the Asian Pacific American Caucus is “ not a racial thing. First of all, our district doesn’t have many Asians and we don’t deal with the Pacific Coast at all. Why he would bother himself with that is just irrelevant really.”
Last week Tancredo wrote a letter to House Administration Chairman Bob Ney (R-Ohio), raising his concerns about race-based caucuses. Ney, who has said he does not support Tancredo’s cause, has not responded.
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Worth a repeat!
It's just wishful hoping, but yes, if he retires. Campbell has been somewhat ambivalent about his intentions for 2004.
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