Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post
- Some black lawmakers sought this week to move past a dispute with the White House, saying they are satisfied that President Obama is seeking to provide greater economic assistance to African American communities.
But the members of the Congressional Black Caucus continued to insist that the administration’s efforts do not go far enough, even as other African American leaders defended the nation’s first black president.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who had led nine black lawmakers in holding up a financial regulation bill that Obama supported, said an agreement Monday with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has eased her concerns.
“Absolutely, they got the message,” Waters said after weeks of closed-door discussions with Obama officials.
