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The Congressional Black Caucus

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The Resume

Why they might be annoying:

    According to their bylaws, race is not a prerequisite for membership but they have never had a white member.
    When Congressman Stephen Cohen (D-Tennessee), a white who represents a majority-black district, applied to join, he was rejected.
    Rep. William Lacy Clay said, ‘He’s white and the Caucus is black….It’s an unwritten rule. It’s understood.’
    Rep. J. C. Watts (R-Oklahoma) refused to join, calling the Caucus ‘race-hustling poverty pimps.’
    When indicted Congressman William J. Jefferson was re-elected, he received a standing ovation from the Caucus.

Why they might not be annoying:

    Rep. Clay said, ‘There has been an unofficial Congressional White Caucus for over 200 years, and now it’s our turn to say who can join the club.’
    Its members played key roles in establishing Martin Luther King Day as a federal holiday (1983) and in imposing sanctions on the apartheid regime of South Africa (1986).
    Chair Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) said, ‘The Congressional Black Caucus is probably the closest group of legislators on the Hill.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 111 Votes: 63.96% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 85 Votes: 55.29% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 140 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 116 Votes: 52.59% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 378 Votes: 62.17% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1872 Votes: 81.78% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 451 Votes: 87.36% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 77 Votes: 64.94% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 3593 Votes: 64.96% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 71 Votes: 63.38% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 451 Votes: 73.39% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 6951 Votes: 46.89% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 2289 Votes: 56.62% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 1372 Votes: 74.34% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 1808 Votes: 66.32% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 1118 Votes: 76.21% Annoying