The Congressional Black Caucus will boast a record 62 members for the next session of Congress.
The Congressional Black Caucus's 62 Democratic members plans to act as a counterweight to the incoming Trump administration, says Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York.The Congressional Black Caucus will boast a record 62 members for the next session of Congress, contributing toward the highest number of Black federal lawmakers in history, according to the organization.
“We’ve always been the conscience of the Congress, and that’s no matter who’s in charge,” Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told NBC News. “We always try to work with folks where we can. But we call them out also. And now we have more of these leaders to call truth to power, to make sure that the voices of the voiceless are heard.”The Congressional Black Caucus, established in 1971, is not tied to a political party, though all members are Democrats.
Both the House and Senate will be in Republican control, limiting the potential impact the CBC and congressional Democrats more broadly. Niccara Campbell Wallace, executive director of the Rolling Sea Action Fund, said this makes the CBC’s growth from 60 members in the 118th Congress all the more noteworthy.
Wallace said her work and the CBC’s are vital because “Black Americans have believed in the ideals of what America can and will be, despite us not always having a seat at the table or being in the forefront of the Founding Fathers’ minds.”
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