from The Hill, hillnews.com:

One of your favorite congress-critters in action with a race-based group; what a combination!


Pelosi to meet black lawmakers on D.C. vote By Mike Soraghan

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has agreed to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus to hear their concerns about a gun amendment that is holding up consideration of a House seat for the District of Columbia, according to Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.).

In a statement released Friday, Norton said she was contacted by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the CBC, who said she’d had an “extensive conversation” with Pelosi about the “D.C. vote” bill.

“The CBC is particularly concerned about the National Rifle Association’s assault on a civil rights bill, and with maintaining the unity of the Democratic Caucus on civil rights issues,” Norton said in her statement. “The call from Barbara made my day.”

It’s not clear what the CBC can do to resolve the situation. The D.C. vote bill is currently in the hands of centrist Democrats who support gun rights and seek the backing of the NRA.

Those centrists would likely vote with Republicans to add an NRA-backed amendment to the D.C. vote bill that would wipe out most of the district’s gun laws.

If that happens, liberals would probably vote to kill the bill.

Republicans who don’t like giving the district a House seat would probably join them, defeating the bill.

After scheduling the bill for a vote this week, Democratic leaders put off the bill indefinitely.
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