11 Mar
Congressional Black Caucus: President Obama’s not listening
Mr.President please listen up , we beg of you. -CBC
Several months later, Conyers said Obama called and accused him of “demeaning” him by criticizing White House polices on health care and Afghanistan.
That report didn’t sit well with many African-American lawmakers, aides and lobbyists, who revere Conyers as an elder statesman.
“Conyers has been in Congress longer than Barack Obama could spell,” said a black strategist close to both the White House and Congress. “If he’s making a complaint, it’s a shot across the bow, and you might want to pay attention to that.”
