The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has plans to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss issues related to the African American community.
President Trump and the executive committee of the Congressional Black Caucus will meet on Wednesday, the White House confirmed.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at his daily briefing that Trump invited the lawmakers to “continue to have a dialogue — sitting down with people, talking about the issues, talking about common ground.”
The Congressional Black Caucus is made up of 49 black members of Congress, mostly Democrats, but Republican Rep. Mia Love of Utah is also a member.
Rep. Cedric L. Richmond , the caucus chairman, said that he and five executive committee members have accepted Trump’s invitation to discuss issues related to the African American community, including the president’s proposed budget, education, criminal justice reform and health care.
“I decided to accept the president’s…