By April Ryan BlackPressUSA White House Correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are hosting their annual legislative conference, addressing issues such as a looming government shutdown, the impacts of budget cuts on healthcare, and federally funded programs like SNAP.

Another ever-present focus is redistricting. Texas, Missouri, and Louisiana are three states currently in a public fight over redistricting, expected to create representation problems for majority Black districts.

Illinois congressman Jonathan Jackson says a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Louisiana versus Callais, focuses on Louisiana redistricting, which could further gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act and eliminate 20 majority Black districts,” changing representation.

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