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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.
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) could see record federal funding as part of a massive spending plan that is essential to President Biden's legislative agenda.
The institutions stand to see at least $2 billion in federal funding as part of the the sweeping "human infrastructure" package, as well as additional funding set aside for research and development grants in the legislation
The House passed a $1 trillion bill on Friday night to rebuild the country's aging public works system, fund new climate resilience initiatives and expand access to high-speed internet service, giving final approval to a central plank of President Biden's economic agenda after a daylong drama that pitted moderate Democrats against progressives.
But an even larger social safety net and climate change bill was back on hold, with a half-dozen moderate-to-conservative Democrats withholding their votes until a nonpartisan analysis could tally its price tag.
The resolution calls for the Department of Defense to set clear annual emission reduction targets in line with global goals in the 2015 Paris Agreement and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022.
Republicans in the Ohio House and Senate unveiled two different maps Wednesday for the state's 15 congressional districts. Both would leave Democrats with two safe seats despite voter-approved changes to curb gerrymandering.
Ohio's current congressional delegation includes 12 Republicans and four Democrats. Maps proposed by Ohio House Republicans and Ohio Senate Republicans could give the GOP as much as a 13-2 advantage. The Senate plan has more competitive districts than the House's, according to popular redistricting analysis website Dave's Redistricting App.
The Congressional Black Caucus is counting a win from the $1.75 trillion framework agreement for President Biden's "Build Back Better" plan. The Caucus has been demanding that the Biden Administration keep promises it made to the Black voters who delivered the Democrats a win in November 2020.