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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Joyce Beatty (OH-3), Tom Suozzi (NY-3), and Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), joined with President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten and General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters Edward Kelly to call for restoration of the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction in the final reconciliation package — to cut taxes for teachers, firefighters, first responders, and middle-class families.

U.S. Reps. Maxine Waters (D-CA), chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Joyce Beatty (D-OH), chair of the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, released a report on diversity and inclusion at America's largest investment firms.

The report – called Diversity and Inclusion: Holding America's Largest Investment Firms Accountable – was generated by committee staffers, who gathered data from investment firms with assets over $400 billion on their diversity and inclusion data and practices.

The region's largest event designed to boost diversity and inclusion in the workplace is set to return next week.

The Fifth Third Bank Diversity Leadership Symposium will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center 8 a.m.-noon Dec. 15. The event will feature a keynote from Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus.

Five House Democratic caucus chairs, along with 36 other members of the Progressive Caucus, are calling for Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) to be stripped of her committee assignments, citing her repeated "anti-Muslim" attacks against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).

WASHINGTON, D. C. -- A group of Ohio Congress members wants a second helping of cash for a Restaurant Revitalization Fund, part of the American Rescue Plan established to aid restaurants, food stands, bars and other food-service entities stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today (11-28-21), Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement on the passing of former Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek:

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has said Representative Lauren Boebert's recent comments about Representative Ilhan Omar could lead to death threats against the Democrat.

Boebert, a Republican who represents Colorado's 3rd congressional district, apologized to the Muslim community following remarks about Omar where she joked about a bomb in a backpack.

President Biden will nominate Shalanda Young to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Wednesday, two people directly familiar with the forthcoming nomination tell CBS News. Young, who's been acting director since March, would be the first Black woman to officially hold the post if confirmed.