Congress poised to prevent government shutdown that would harm Black communities

“Asking [Black federal workers] to work without pay or furloughing them is both disrespectful and bad governance,” said U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio.

The U.S. Senate could soon vote on a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown that would be catastrophic for Black Americans and other marginalized communities.

U.S. Rep. Steven Horsdord, D-Nev., chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, told theGrio that a today!

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