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THE BLACK CAUCUS

[[image - black and white photograph of six attendees at the Institute for Black Elected Public Officials]]

They came from all over the land to attend the

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - Extensions of Remarks 
December 19, 1975
BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS INSTITUTE RESOLUTIONS

HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL
of New York
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, December 19, 1975

MR. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, last weekend, the Third National Institute for Black Elected Public Officials met in Washington. The theme of that conference was "Politics and the Black Economic Condition." In keeping with that theme, the 500 elected officials attending the institute passed a mandate containing seven principles and issues to serve as the basis for support of Presidential and other candidates in 1976. The Congressional Black Caucus is pleased that three principles parallel the key issues set out in the caucus legislative agenda and reiterated in our statement for the Louisville Issues Convention held in November. 

I am inserting the institute's mandate in the Congressional Record and commend it to the attention of Members and others concerned with achieving economic justice for all Americans. My colleague, Congressman Louis Stokes of Ohio, is inserting in the Record additional independent resolutions passed by the elected officials at the institute:

THIRD NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS

Black elected officials of all levels and from all parts of the country have come together to deal with the conditions of blacks in America with particular emphasis on the disproportionate burden which blacks, the poor and other disadvantaged groups bear as a consequence of our economic policies.

It is recognized that the sorry state of the economy is a major concern of all Americans. However, the bold fact is that black Americans have less and suffer more than any other segment of the society. 

It is also understood that many of the solutions to our problems must rest with local action and initiatives but are only possible if national policies and programs provide direction and funding.
 
The needs of black Americans today are not too different than they have been for the last decade and, therefore, the specific concerns and demands of this document are not new. They are a

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