Congressional Black Caucus Hit the Ground Running in August
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus held a Special Order hour in the House describing what they said they heard from constituents during the August recess. They spoke about rising costs for gas, food, housing, and health care, and criticized the Trump administration and congressional Republicans, saying recent cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and food assistance, along with tariffs, job losses, federal worker firings, and rising Black unemployment are hurting working families. Several members said the new law cuts health care and food aid to pay for tax cuts benefiting the wealthy, and they called on Congress to lower costs, restore health care and food aid, and protect programs like SNAP. One member also noted that most U.S. crude oil imports come from Canada rather than the Middle East or Venezuela. All speakers were Democrats, and much of the hour went to members recounting constituent stories from their districts.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
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