Foreign Affairs & National Security

Today, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) –  led by CBC Foreign Affairs and National Security Task Force co-chair Congressmember Karen Bass (D-CA-37) – hosted a hearing-style briefing featuring experts and activists from around the country to examine and investigate the FBI’s August 2017 report that asserted that "Black Identity Extremists" (BIE) are likely motivated to… Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), released the following statement in response to President Trump’s racist comments about Africa. “President Trump’s comments are yet another confirmation of his racially insensitive and ignorant views. It also reinforces the concerns that we hear every day, that the President’s slogan Make… Read more »

A letter to President Trump about modernizing the federal government's response to disaster recovery. Read more »

A letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the Bakari Henderson case. Henderson was an American citizen from Texas who was killed while in Greece. Henderson had traveled to Greece to take photos for a clothing line he had started.  Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), made public a November 6 letter he sent to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson requesting “special attention to” and “periodic updates” on the ongoing investigation by Greek authorities into the death of Bakari Henderson, an American citizen from Texas who was tragically murdered in July… Read more »

A letter urging DHS to fully extend temporary protected status for Haitian beneficiaries. Read more »

Note: The second to last paragraph of this press release was corrected on October 24, 2017 at 7:20 PM. Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), and the Co-Chairs of the CBC Task Force on Foreign Affairs and National Security, Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA-37) and Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX-33), issued the following… Read more »

A letter to Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly requesting a temporary protected status extension for Haiti.  Read more »