Two pieces of legislation high on the caucus’s priority list are the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Under the leadership team are over a dozen policy co-chairs that will oversee committees on issues most important to Black communities. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.), Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Anthony Brown (D-Md.), Colin Allred (D-Texas), Marilyn Strickland (D-Wash.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.) and House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.). Other members of the leadership team include Reps. To this point, part of the “100 Day Plan” includes the creation of an internal domestic policy leadership team headed by Beatty and co-chaired by Sen. Vice President Harris - a CBC alum - casts the tie-breaking vote on bills split along party lines, a slim advantage that could potentially give Democrats the ability to get certain legislation passed. Notably, Democrats swept the Peach State’s Senate runoff races, giving the Democratic Party the majority. In November, after becoming president-elect, Biden promised to have Black Americans’ backs, a pledge that the caucus fully expects the president to keep.īlack voter turnout was up across the country, with record turnout occurring in Georgia, a traditionally Republican stronghold that Democrats were able to flip. The release of the caucus’s “100 Day Plan” comes as Black activists and lawmakers have set high expectations for the Biden White House. Established in 1971, the caucus has a record 58 members, three more than the previous record set in the last Congress. The virtual event began with a video introducing the caucus’s new theme “our power, our message,” featuring CBC members celebrating Black History Month and the caucus’s 50th anniversary. On the issue of immigration, sweeping changes are also Biden’s agenda, which would reverse many of President Donald Trump’s policies, including relaxing travel bans on to largely Muslim population countries and immediately stopping construction of the border wall.īiden also plans to create a federal task force to reunite children with their parents who were separated at the border and send a bill to Congress to provide a pathway for citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants.Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairperson Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Wednesday rolled out the group’s “100 Day Plan,” outlining the CBC’s legislative priorities that it hopes to see come to fruition during the first months of President Biden’s administration. The president-elect said his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan will also include legislation that will increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour in every state. Biden also wants to earmark money for rental assistance and eviction moratoriums, increase food stamp benefits and allocate more money for child care and child tax credits. He wants $1,400 cash payment sent to eligible recipients. “By the end of our first month in office, we will have 100 federally supported centers across the nation that will ultimately vaccinate millions of people.”īehind the scenes, Biden is expected to push through a $1.9 trillion economic rescue package that would include sending another round of stimulus checks to everyday Americans. “On my first day in office, I’ll instruct the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, to set up the first of these centers,” Biden said. One of the most visible changes is expected to be a nationwide mask mandate put into effect in locations the federal government can enforce.īiden is also promising to provide 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to the public by creating more locations for people to get to the shot. Come Wednesday, the heavy lifting will instead come in the form of executive orders and push for new legislation in Biden’s first 100 days.
Day, Biden sorted food for people in need in Philadelphia - part of what he said is his administration’s commitment to give back. He’s also proposing a $1.9 trillion coronavirus bailout package that would increase unemployment benefits and generate a new round of stimulus checks.
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to sign a series of executive orders within hours of being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday.