Washington, Dec. 19 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:
Today, as Black unemployment continues to soar, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, and Chairwoman Yvette Clarke of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell demanding a briefing for members of the Congressional Black Caucus on how the Federal Reserve is responding to this growing crisis. The Congresswoman's letter follows the November jobs report (https://pressley.house.gov/2025/12/03/pressley-clarke-kelly-watson-coleman-urge-dept-of-labor-to-address-crisis-of-black-women-unemployment/), which shows Black unemployment at 8.3%-the highest it's been since 2021-an...