Impact of 1996 Election
Participants discussed various campaign issues, including education, affirmative action, and redistricting. They focused particularly on how these issues would affect the African-American…
95 viewsParticipants discussed various campaign issues, including education, affirmative action, and redistricting. They focused particularly on how these issues would affect the African-American…
95 viewsRep. Payne and other members of the caucus talked with reporters about issues affecting black Americans, as well as the agenda for the Congressional Black Caucus.
14 viewsThe House debated several different versions of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. The rules said that the version receiving the most votes would be the one presented for final…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,681 viewsPresident Clinton addressed the annual legislative conference of the Congressional Black Caucus concerning issues affecting the African-American community and the situation in Haiti.
48 viewsRep. Mfume, chair of the CBC, discussed the state of black America at the opening session of the annual legislative conference. The annual legislative conference is entitled, “Embracing Our Youth…
29 viewsThe House debated the Clinton economic plan. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus presented their alternative budget to the Clinton plan, and Rep. Kasich and Rep. Armey presented the…
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