Minority Lawmakers Unite after Katrina

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I did a search and didn't see where this was posted so I apologize if it has been previously posted....

Minority Lawmakers Unite After Katrina
By SUZANNE GAMBOA
The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 1, 2006; 8:11 PM

WASHINGTON -- The racial divide exposed by Hurricane Katrina has united minority lawmakers in Congress who hope to leverage their numbers to aid overlooked communities.

Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus are creating a new group that will include all of their members. The Tri-Caucus will not replace the existing caucuses.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/01/AR2006020101658.html