The Congressional Black Caucus went from having a president’s ear under President Joe Biden to part of the minority party under a GOP ruling trifecta. But its members said they still have ways to wield their influence — and one of them is to get loud.
“When we are unable to exert our power to get legislation through, we’re still going to be noisy,” Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, one of the CBC’s most senior members, told NOTUS. “People can always count on us becoming extremely noisy when things are moving in a direction that is not healthy for the people we represent.”
As the 2026 midterms approach, the CBC’s political arm has invested a seven-figure amount on communications and organizing to reach Black voters in battleground states, a spokesperson for CBCPAC said.