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BATON ROUGE, L.A. – Congressman Cleo Fields today issued the following statement expressing his strong disapproval of the preliminary framework agreement announced this week between the United States and Iran:
“Let me be clear about what this agreement actually is. After dragging the country into a conflict that was never a war of necessity, the President is now searching for an offramp from a war of his own choosing, and he is asking the American people to foot the bill for it.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This afternoon, Congressman Fields released his statement after standing alongside the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP to demand college athletic institutions publicly oppose the coordinated efforts to dismantle Black voting power currently taking place:
Baton Rouge, LA – Today, Congressman Fields stood alongside Congressman Troy Carter and former Congressmen William Jefferson and Cedric Richmond during a Senate and Governmental Affairs hearing at the Louisiana State Capitol to deliver a unified message on the importance of protecting fair representation for Black Louisianans:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Cleo Fields released the following statement in regard to the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision:
BATON ROUGE, LA – Today, Congressman Cleo Fields released a statement regarding the Mall of Louisiana shooting that occurred this afternoon in Baton Rouge, LA:
“My heart goes out to everyone affected by today’s tragic shooting at the Mall of Louisiana. What should have been an ordinary afternoon for families and shoppers turned into a frightening ordeal, and I am keeping all the victims in my thoughts as they receive care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Cleo Fields (D-LA-06) today issued the following statement in response to the tragic mass shooting that took the lives of eight children in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday morning:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Cleo Fields shared the below statement following the ultimatum given by President Trump this morning:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Cleo Fields released the following statement in response to the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi:
“Today's news that President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi is deeply troubling — not because of who is leaving, but because of why.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Cleo Fields released the following statement after House leadership chose not to vote on the amended budget resolution that would have secured vital funding to end the ongoing DHS shutdown:
“Let’s be clear about what this moment is: the President is proposing a quick fix to a problem that Congress created and refused to solve on its own. The Senate gave us the opportunity to restore funding to essential agencies like TSA and FEMA, but instead, House leadership chose to cater to the wants of the administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, Congressman Fields released the following statement on the resignation of Department of Homeland Security’s Secretary Kristi Noem, and the nomination of her successor, Senator Markwayne Mullin.
“Today's announcement that Secretary Kristi Noem will be stepping down as Secretary of Homeland Security is long overdue. As I’ve said time and time again, she was not qualified to lead one of the most critical agencies in our federal government, and her tenure made it clear that she was not the right person for this role.