With Will Hurd's retirement from the House, there will be one (1) black Repub. member of Congress.

[pnwmom]

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina.

That's it, for both Houses.

[Onyrleft]

1. I really wish that was true as written.

[pnwmom]

4. Hah! Yeah, I left out a key word. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Aren't there 198 GOPers in the House?

[montanacowboy]

3. I think they mean

black members
Will Hurt was the only black Representative and Scott the only black Senator

[pnwmom]

5. Yeah, I fixed my mistake. Thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Their idea of diversity is that they don't all wear the same color tie.

[Marcuse]

7. The Republican Congressional Black Caucus lost 50% of its membership.