"Until they show me they are serious about diversity," Fudge told Politico, "there's no reason for me to meet with them."īy Monday, when, as Politico reported, Bustos returned to Washington during the recess in an attempt to handle the uproar, the DCCC was in "complete chaos," according to a statement from two members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Reps. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) had some of the harshest criticisms for Bustos in the Friday piece, calling the lack of representation "shocking" and saying she would not meet with the group. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) over her personnel decisions, what they say are tone-deaf comments on race and whether she's lived up to the promises she made during the campaign to win the chairmanship of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Senior Hispanic and black members of Congress have privately clashed with Rep. It began with Politico's report alleging that differences between the DCCC and some members of Congress were about to boil over dropped right as House Democrats were going on August recess. The latest controversy started on Friday. The #DCCCBlacklist is no longer just about consultants. That gatekeeper mentality, critics charge, involves more than just new blood. Jahana Hayes (D-Ct.) told the New York Times in June, is part of DCCC's "gatekeeper mentality that sometimes can diminish new ideas." As Common Dreams has reported, the DCCC announced in March that the party would effectively blacklist anyone working as a vendor with an insurgent primary campaign aimed at a sitting Democratic incumbent by denying those vendors any other opportunities with the party. It's unclear whether the staff changes will be enough to change the narrative around Bustos' tenure, which has already been fraught with controversy. Multiple employees of the campaign arm got visibly upset and at least one demanded to hear directly from Bustos about the ongoing issues. Others felt the DCCC misled them in its handling of a staffer, Tayhlor Coleman, who posted derogatory tweets about LGBTQ people and Latinos nearly 10 years ago. Jaslow cried as she assumed blame for the lack of diversity in the DCCC, according to multiple people in the room. Jaslow's resignation, Politico reported Monday, came after an emotional, emergency all-hands staff meeting Jaslow ran on Friday after the news first broke that apparently did little to assuage the concerns of the committee staffers over the level of representation in the organization. My statement on stepping down from my post at the today: /Fft4rK9DtK- Allison Jaslow July 29, 2019 In a statement posted to Twitter, Jaslow implied she was taking the fall to spare the DCCC from continuing drama. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), who began the job with the new Congress in January.Įxecutive director Allison Jaslow resigned her position over the minority representation scandal on Monday much of the rest of the senior staff have followed Jaslow out the door since. The committee, known as the DCCC, acts as the election wing for Congressional Democrats. House Democrats are watching this week as the latest scandal to engulf the caucus's campaign arm - this one on minority representation in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - is deepening divisions on Capitol Hill. | August 2019 » JDem Campaign Arm In 'Complete Chaos' Under Illinois' Cheri Bustos
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