CONGRESS: WE THE PEOPLE

House of Representative Chambers with members of the Black Caucus at the lectern. Representative John Conyers (D-MI) in debate in House, says that the Republican party rejects black voters out of hand, and the Democrats tend to take the votes and then put black interests "in the back of the bus". Black Caucus literature. Representative Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) in office, says that people tend to think that black people aren't capable of putting together a budget for the country. Representative Walter Fauntroy (D-District of Columbia) says that Reagan's policies are affecting people of all races, but since they are most acutely affecting blacks in terms of percentage, the Black Caucus feels the need to be active on issues beyond simple "civil rights".