Obama and the Congressional Black Caucus

The Congressional Black Caucus is an organization of elected black congressional lawmakers. The CBC was founded in January 1969. Until 1994, when voters returned a Republican House of Representatives, the CBC had been defined as an official office of Congress and was provided its own offices. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. is used to fund conferences, parties and other activities to benefit caucus Democratic leaders and their families. Membership in the CBC is accorded automatically to any African-American elected to the House of Representatives. The CBC consisted of 5 officers and 38 additional members. All 43 were Democrats, and 22 of them were also members of the radical Progressive Caucus in the House of Representatives. President Obama met with the Black Caucus so he can know what to prepare for the African Americans while he is in office. The Black Caucus pressed Obama to focus on hiring more minorities to federal jobs and helping small and minority-owned businesses get government contracts. They also discussed creating a health-care safety net and addressing medical disparities among minorities. I think that the relationship President Obama and the Black Caucus will have is a well grounded relationship because both Obama and the Black Caucus support eachother in what they do.