Minority-Group Congressional Caucuses Aim to Join in Coalitions, Voting Blocs

Black and Hispanic lawmakers worked together to influence Democratic efforts on campaign finance reform by temporarily withholding support until they had assurances that get-out-the-vote efforts in minority communities would not be hurt by the bill's ban on soft money. The black caucus wields t...

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Published inKnight Ridder Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Branch, Karen
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 23.04.2002
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Hispanic Americans
Immigration
Political finance
Primaries & caucuses
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Summary:Black and Hispanic lawmakers worked together to influence Democratic efforts on campaign finance reform by temporarily withholding support until they had assurances that get-out-the-vote efforts in minority communities would not be hurt by the bill's ban on soft money. The black caucus wields the most clout of the three groups with 38 members. The Hispanic Caucus has 18 members; the Asian Pacific- American Caucus has six. All are Democrats. The House has one black Republican and three Hispanic Republicans, but none belong to the minority caucuses.