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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Central Ohio Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH 3rd District) is lending her voice to the chorus of congressional leaders calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to step down from the bench.
The Congressional Black Caucus started this Congress with ambitious goals on voting rights and police reform. Following a few frustrating losses, some members are ready to embrace practicality over the grandiose.
In a recent CBC meeting, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries urged his fellow Democrats to talk about something actually on the cusp of getting done: fixing a drug sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenders. The bill, led by Jeffries and Rep. Maxine Waters, has support from enough Senate Republicans to send it to President Joe Biden’s desk.
The confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US supreme court marked a moment in American history many in public life waited over decades for – and one some thought they would never see happen.
When the day arrived, it inspired an outbreak of euphoria for many Black Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
"I'm glad I'm alive," said a joyful Yvette Clarke, a New York congresswoman.
Washington, D.C. — Following today's vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement:
Dozens of members of the Congressional Black Caucus gathered in the Capitol's Rayburn Room on Wednesday to pose for a photo, many of them holding T-shirts that read "Black Women Are Supreme."
The caucus, which began more than 50 years ago, was celebrating the vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congresswoman and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty (OH-03) announced a $172,384,124 investment from the federal Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to lower energy costs and increase energy efficiency for hardworking Ohio families.
About 40,000 pieces of undelivered mail and hundreds of packages that hadn't been scanned correctly were found during audits of two Greater Columbus post offices earlier this year.
More than a century after such legislation was first introduced, President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill to make lynching a federal hate crime, condemning the "pure terror to enforce the lie that not everyone belongs in America, not everyone is created equal."