Congressional Black Caucus vows to be more aggressive under Trump
The Congressional Black Caucus plans to step back out into the spotlight as the most powerful group of African-Americans in our government.
With the nation’s first black president on his way out, the Congressional Black Caucus is planning to step back out into the spotlight as the most powerful group of African-Americans in our government, especially under the incoming president, Donald Trump.
Rep. Danny Davis said that the caucus will begin advocating its positions with “a bit more force,” saying, “Without President Obama being in office, there will be more forceful articulation vis a vis administration policy.”
Rep. G.K. Butterfield, the outgoing chairman, added, “The consequences are too enormous for us to be indecisive.”
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Under Obama, the caucus had to tread carefully, wanting to show their support for the first black president while still pushing their own agenda.
“There are times in which you’d like to go further than where the administration appears to be going, but at the same time you also want to appear and be as supportive as you can possibly be,” Davis said.
But now, after the historic upset that handed Donald Trump the presidency, the caucus is going to have to reevaluate the way it pushes its agenda.
“We find ourselves facing a very difficult political and legislative environment unlike any we have ever seen before,” said Butterfield.
