{"id":1353822,"date":"2022-03-01T18:22:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T23:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1353822"},"modified":"2022-03-01T23:37:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T04:37:40","slug":"black-caucus-promises-americans-biden-harris-have-our-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-caucus-promises-americans-biden-harris-have-our-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Caucus Promises Americans: Biden, Harris \u2018Have Our Back\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblack-caucus-promises-americans-biden-harris-have-our-back%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1353822&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-01-at-10.49.00-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The Congressional Black Caucus joins President Joe Biden in calling for unity and bipartisanship, Texas Rep. Colin Allred (D) said in Tuesday evening remarks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Allred spoke on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus following the president\u2019s State of the Union address.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cTonight we witnessed the president working to build a better America,\u201d the Democratic congressman said before praising\u00a0Biden\u2019s response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> laid out a plan for our country and called for unity. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBlackCaucus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheBlackCaucus<\/a> joins the President in calling on all Americans to come together to face our shared challenges in support of our shared values. <\/p>\n<p>That is our power, fueled by our message. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBCxSOTU?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CBCxSOTU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Colin Allred (@RepColinAllred) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepColinAllred\/status\/1498860873795964932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The president had promised that the United States is \u201cright now enforcing powerful economic sanctions,\u201d warning that the DOJ is \u201cassembling a dedicated task force to go after the crimes of Russian oligarchs.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>We are cutting off Russia\u2019s largest banks from the international financial system,\u201d said Biden. \u201cPreventing Russia\u2019s central bank from defending the Russian Ruble making Putin\u2019s $630 Billion \u2018war fund\u2019 worthless.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe are choking off Russia\u2019s access to technology that will sap its economic strength and weaken its military for years to come,\u201d he added. \u201c\u00a0 Tonight I say to the Russian oligarchs and corrupt leaders who have bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime: no more.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Allred, who is a member of the foreign affairs committee, promised the people of Ukraine that \u201cthe members of the congressional black caucus\u201d stand with them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs African Americans, we know implicitly that you cannot take freedoms for granted,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Texas congressman credited Biden and the American Rescue Plan with resurrecting the U.S. economy, but noted that \u201cstructural forces of inequality are not going to be erased overnight.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI got to live my version of the American dream,\u201d he said, describing his journey through law school to the NFL, and adding that \u201cour work with President Biden is to ensure that every American, no matter who you are or where you live, can have the opportunity to live their American dream, just like I did.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Allred praised Biden for nominating the first black woman, Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the Supreme Court, saying, \u201cThis is not just about more equitable laws, it\u2019s also about more equitable representation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden had described Jackson as \u201cone of our nation\u2019s top legal minds,\u201d promising that she will \u201ccontinue Justice [Stephen] Breyer\u2019s legacy of excellence.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA former top litigator in private practice. A former federal public defender. And from a family of public school educators and police officers. A consensus builder. Since she\u2019s been nominated, she\u2019s received a broad range of support\u2014from the Fraternal Order of Police to former judges appointed by Democrats and Republicans,\u201d Biden said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJudge Jackson\u2019s confirmation to the Supreme Court will be historic and her success is an inspiration to young black women and girls everywhere,\u201d Allred said. \u201cLike Vice President [Kamala] Harris, Judge Jackson may be the first, but we know she won\u2019t be the last.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Allred promised that the Black Caucus is committed to building a better America, insisting, \u201cWe cannot let the efforts go to waste of the giants who came before us.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI know that President Biden and Vice President Harris have our back,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Congressional Black Caucus joins President Joe Biden in calling for unity and bipartisanship, Texas Rep. 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