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Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), signaled on Tuesday that the group was more than ready to use its influence to ensure that President Biden's $1.75 Build Back Better package passes through the House before Thanksgiving.

"We believe that we will be again at the table because we know it makes a difference," the Ohio Democrat said when questioned by The Hill on a press call with White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond.

House Democrats have returned to the Capitol with plans to vote as soon as Thursday on President Joe Biden's roughly $1.75 trillion social spending bill, with the party's warring factions seemingly appeased.

A coalition of conservative religious groups is waging an intensive lobbying effort to remove a nondiscrimination provision from President Biden's ambitious prekindergarten and child care plans, fearing it would disqualify their programs from receiving a huge new infusion of federal money.

Black community leaders urged public and private officials to do more to create affordable housing in Greater Columbus, saying the need has become as dire as ever.

"We are demanding an affordable housing action plan," said Nana Watson, president of the NAACP Columbus chapter, who said there still aren't enough units being built.

The hearing held by the House Financial Services' Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, centered around discrimination in the financial services industry in relation to banking, housing, employment and lending.

Black members of the LGBTQ+ community Tuesday asked members of Congress to pass civil rights legislation and create greater visibility for LGBTQ+ people of color, saying they face greater barriers in banking, buying a home and other financial transactions than White LGBTQ+ Americans.

Top members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) played leading roles in brokering the deal that allowed the bipartisan infrastructure bill to emerge from House gridlock and reach President Biden's desk.

It all underscores the CBC's growing power in a House only narrowly held by Democrats, as well as the tight ties between the group, the president and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

When Margaret Rosell Hawkins and Sarah Strickland Scott put their heads together to create an organization to support the dreams and aspirations of Black women, they envisioned a group that would foster an appreciation for civic engagement, educational advancement, and cultural relevance.

As the U.S. House prepared to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill last week, Rep. Joyce Beatty found herself at the center of a precarious debate among Democrats.

The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus acted as a liaison late Friday between leaders who wanted to vote on infrastructure and progressives who sought guarantees about a social spending bill. Beatty, of Columbus, even spent part of the night waiting outside a meeting of the progressive caucus.