Congressional Black Caucus

Congressional Black Caucus Turns Back on Its Own Children

The omnibus spending bill just passed by Congress is, if nothing else, in the spirit of the season. It’s a huge Christmas tree: a grand structure on which every political interest imaginable has hung its own pet program. This is to the tune of $1.1 trillion to $1.8 trillion in explicit spending and another $622 billion in indirect spending through “tax extenders.” Yet, as lobbyists in Washington showed up en masse for their shares of the fruitcake, one group was elbowed out and left with coal for its stocking.

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Two Black Communities

In Mississippi, McDaniel lost an opportunity.