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by Morgan Whitaker, @morganwinn, MSNBC At the age of 23, Rep. John Lewis was the youngest speaker at the original March on Washington in 1963. On Friday, he joined Rev. Al Sharpton on the National Mall in Washington, DC., to reflect on his experiences 50 years ago and talk about the civil rights battles that continue today. “Forces all across our country want to take us back to… Read more »

Black Caucus Chair to Speak at March on WashingtonPolitic 365August 24, 2013 Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington as a speaker on Saturday, August 24 and on Wednesday, August 28.Chair Fudge and Congressman John Lewis (GA-05) will speak at the “National Action to Realize the… Read more »

by Chairwoman Marcia L. Fuge, Huffington PostUnemployment rates are down from the peak of the recession, but the national unemployment rate, stuck stubbornly high at 7.4 percent, only tells part of the story. It neglects to tell you about the millions of long-term unemployed workers who have been unemployed for six months or more. It fails to capture those who have discontinued fruitless… Read more »

Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge missed hearing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his historic "I Have a Dream" speech at 1963's March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom because she was just ten years old.When a new crop of marchers celebrates the event's fiftieth anniversary this week, Fudge will deliver her own speeches from the… Read more »

(AP) -- The Obama administration, under pressure from black college presidents and lawmakers, has made changes to the PLUS loan program that may help thousands of families qualify for the college financial aid. The Education Department says families that have recent but small-scale debt may now become eligible for PLUS loans through appeals. The change in the program was announced in a… Read more »

by News-HeraldU.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge will serve as the grand marshal for the 11th Congressional District Community Caucus Labor Day parade.The event will begin at 11 a.m. Sept. 2 at the intersection of East 146th Street and Kinsman Avenue in Cleveland.It will end at Luke Easter Park where parade participants will be able to gather at the pavilion area for a meet-and-greet event.Along… Read more »

by James Crosby, CityNews USACongresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) signed a letter that was delivered to House Speaker John Boehner today, calling on the Speaker to restore funding for SNAP (food stamps) and other nutrition programs to the farm bill. The Congresswoman issued the following statement regarding the letter, which was signed by a total of 205 House Democrats in support of… Read more »

Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge led a Congressional Black Caucus delegation to China last week, where she and nine colleagues discussed foreign, domestic, and economic policy with Chinese, Hong Kong, and U.S. government officials, as well as members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.Fudge and her colleagues visited Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong during… Read more »

A group of lawmakers in the Congressional Black Caucus has achieved victory with a move by the Federal Communications Commission to cap the cost of prison phone calls.The agency announced that it will limit the costs of intrastate calls to 21 cents per minute, a steep reduction from what the families of inmates currently pay.According to the FCC, the cost of some calls can run as high as… Read more »

by Sabrina Eaton, Cleveland Plain DealerActing on complaints that prison inmates are forced to pay outrageous rates for phone calls to family members, the Federal Communications Commission on Friday acted to cap charges inmates must pay for interstate calls.Prisoners rights advocates, as well as Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia Fudge of Warrensville Heights, have argued charging… Read more »