Stephanie Tubbs Jones: “over the past 9 months, the Congressional Black Caucus has been at the forefront of many major issues here in Congress…”

“over the past 9 months, the Congressional Black Caucus has been at the forefront of many major issues here in Congress, from raising the minimum wage, to the Don Imus debacle, to the upcoming Southwick nomination vote that will be taken up in the Senate this week. We have been at the forefront of raising the issue about the need to cover 10 million children under SCHIP. And we've been at the forefront as well raising issues with regard to the war in Iraq and the number of people who have been killed, as well as the recent Jena Six situation. Tonight, however, we will be focusing in on the Southwick nomination. And as we focus in on that nomination, we always remember that for people of color the court has been the place of last resort. Many of the opportunities that we've had to raise issues with regard to school desegregation, civil rights, economic opportunities, equal employment opportunity, have come through the courts. And it is that reason that we are particularly raising our voices with regard to this nomination.”