New CBC chair.

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Watt, who has represented North Carolina's 12th District for 12 years, was elected chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Black Caucus, organization of African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Founded in 1970, it addresses legislative concerns of African Americans and other minority citizens, such as employment, welfare reform, minority business in January.

"It is important for us to have regular discussions of issues so we can act as a unified voice. With 42 votes in the House and one in the Senate, the CBC (1) (Cell Broadcast Center) See cell broadcast.

(2) (Cipher Block Chaining) In cryptography, a mode of operation that combines the ciphertext of one block with the plaintext of the next block. will be a powerful bloc if it is voting together," says Watt.

Watt's agenda for the next two years will focus on issues that will likely cause a great deal of debate: Social Security, healthcare, jobs and the economy, foreign policy, and education.

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Title Annotation:	Newsbytes; Melvin Watt
Author:	Jones, Joyce
Publication:	Black Enterprise
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Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Apr 1, 2005
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