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#TheBlackCaucus’ 116th Congress agenda is to:
Expand health care access
Protect #votingrightsImprove the criminal justice system
Boost the financial well-being of African Americans.https://twitter.com/scottwongdc/status/1126460990164471808?s=21 …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
The caucus aim to explore and advocate for effective, evidence-based, culturally-competent policies and best practices for improving black maternal health.https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/443453-lets-vow-that-no-mom-should-die-giving-life?amp …
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In the wake of that important bipartisan legislation,
@RepAdams and@RepUnderwood launched the Congressional Black Maternal Health Caucus.https://twitter.com/officialcbc/status/1128098147207565313?s=21 …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
We have also taken steps at the federal level. In December, Congress unanimously passed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act. This bill supports state review committees among other maternal health measures.https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/443453-lets-vow-that-no-mom-should-die-giving-life?amp …
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
“It is incumbent upon all of us to make sure that our voices are amplified to the injustices that we see in voting all across America, and especially in Alabama.” -
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
“There are so many people who feel left out, who feel like they don’t have a voice, but your vote is your voice.” -
@RepMarciaFudge at the Field Hearing on Voting Rights and Elections Administration in Birmingham, AL.pic.twitter.com/IvqKEi6fE6
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
"If you’re poor, if you’re a person of color in the state of Alabama, it is a longer harder road to the ballot box.” - Jenny Carroll, Chair, AL State Advisory Committee to the USCCR
#GiveUstheBallotpic.twitter.com/3RHcgYhdbA
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
"If you’re poor and happen to live in urban areas, you can’t rely on public transportation to get you to the polling place…the added burden is first having to get to the nearest driver’s license office."pic.twitter.com/77Btov2jlu
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
"When the voices of the poor are diminished, or silenced, public policies reflect the absence of the voices of the poor with often dire consequences for their quality of life."
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
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@scottthird, ED of Greater Birmingham Ministries: "GBM believes that access to the vote for poor people is fundamental in deciding who gets to make public policies and how those policies take shape."Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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"25 years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, we ask ourselves 'is voting rights equal for everyone?' I think the answer is an absolute no. We have made some progress, but the playing field is still not level." - Benard Simelton,
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
"In the years since [Shelby County], AL lawmakers have enacted a bevy of laws that make it harder for citizens to access the ballot box while simultaneously declining to implement reforms like early voting that are now commonplace across the nation." - Nancy Abudu,
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
"So many people feel left out, feel like they don't have a voice. But your vote is your voice." -
@RepMarciaFudgepic.twitter.com/R8SEYRW3hR
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@RepTerriSewell: Can you give me one sentence that sums up the state of play in AL and what you would do about it? Jenny Carroll,@USCCRgov: First of all, if you are poor or a person of color it is a longer harder road to the ballot box...we need a comprehensive federal law.Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
The Black Caucus Retweeted
The Elections Subcommittee is in
#Birmingham today for a field hearing on Voting Rights and Election Administration in Alabama. Tune in at 2pm Central/3pm EST:https://youtu.be/_bzfm3QizosShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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@SIRIUSXM has responded to Black lawmakers (@OfficialCBC) over their concerns re: a lack of diversity at the billion-dollar company. Get this story and SO much more in today's Beat! https://bit.ly/2Q3pD2q The only platform intersecting politics, policy, and people of color.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
The Black Caucus Retweeted
LIVESTREAM WITH THE
#NAACP TODAY! Join and view the#VotingRights hearing at the Birmingham City Hall at 2pm CST. Watch LIVE as we discuss Voting Rights and Election Administration at https://youtu.be/_bzfm3Qizos pic.twitter.com/ZFmrcXBlsL
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
#HappeningNow the@HouseAdm_Dems Elections Subcommittee Field Hearing on Voting Rights and Elections Administration in Birmingham, AL. Follow the link to watch https://bit.ly/2JD5L5l .#GiveUstheBallotpic.twitter.com/4PI7ET7yP9
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
Where in America is Rep. Fudge? Birmingham, AL for the Voting Rights and Elections Field Hearing. Watch LIVE today at 2 p.m. CST/ 3 p.m. EST https://bit.ly/2JD5L5l .
#GiveUstheBallotpic.twitter.com/HIIAoY3CZq
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The Black Caucus Retweeted
I’m glad to join my colleagues
@RepMarciaFudge and@GKButterfield for a field hearing on#VotingRights today. Join us at the Birmingham City Hall this afternoon at 2pm!https://twitter.com/RepMarciaFudge/status/1126966416794619905 …
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#MondayMorning motivation we all need today.#BlackGirlMagichttps://twitter.com/247lc/status/1127718453392003072 …
0:10Black girl magic at its finest
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