CBC chair GK Butterfield endorses Hillary Clinton, says she is best candidate to improve black lives
The black community matters, and black votes matter, which is why I publicly and proudly support Hillary Clinton for president. She has the record, foresight, and passion to improve the lives of millions of African-Americans.
This was not a hard decision.
Four out of five black adults in this country have a favorable opinion of Clinton. Black support for her is far stronger than for any other candidate. And it’s well deserved: In her commitment to reforming our criminal justice system, expanding voting rights, creating jobs and economic opportunities, and enhancing workplace diversity, Clinton’s goals align closely with those of the Congressional Black Caucus and the black community as a whole.
This past summer in South Carolina, Clinton used words you never hear from Republican candidates and acknowledged our country’s “serious problems with race and justice and systematic racism.”
On the campaign trail, Clinton has laid out a series of proposals to reform our criminal justice system.
Among other things, she has called to end racial profiling, attach body cameras to police officers, shorten mandatory minimum sentences, and eliminate the legal distinction between crack and cocaine. She has met with community leaders like Jesse Jackson and with mothers of gun violence victims. And she understands, along with so many in our community, that restoring justice is the first step toward building trust. Her policies can help repair a broken system.
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