CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS

Rep. Elijah Cummings, Past Chair of the CBC, left, and Rep. Melvin Watt, Chair of the CBC, right, chat prior to being sworn in with the rest of the Congressional Black Caucus during the ceremonial oath of office and installation of officiers for the Congressional Black Caucus on January 4, 2005 in Washington. Members of the 109th Congress are being officially sworn in during services in the Capitol Building later on today...(UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)