SHOCKED: Congressional African-American Leaders React to Holder Resignation – Roll Call

SHOCKED: Congressional African-American Leaders React to Holder Resignation

By Meredith Dake

Posted September 25, 2014 at 11:47am

African-American Congressional leaders expressed shock at the news of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s resignation today during a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation panel over African-American voters and the midterm elections. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., delivered the news. Representatives Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., and John Lewis, D-Ga., along with legal advocates were on the panel.

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