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WASHINGTON - Democratic Congressmen David Price and Ted Deutch have sent a letter to President Trump asking that he certify Iran's compliance with a nuclear agreement negotiated in 2015.

Eight new members have been named to the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus during last week's National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.

The senators joining the organization are Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), David Perdue (R-Ga.) Cory Book (D-N.J.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.). They bring the total caucus membership to 62.

Schumer is the minority leader in the Senate, and Kaine was Hillary Clinton's running mate during the 2016 presidential campaign.

WASHINGTON – Today, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Vice-Ranking Member Alma Adams (D-NY) held a roundtable to discuss private sector entrepreneurial development programs, and, specifically, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative. Participants included Goldman Sachs executives, Community Development Financial Institution lenders, and small business owners who have utilized the entrepreneurial development program.

Despite calls from the Congressional Black Caucus and the United Negro College Fund, The National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference went on as scheduled, wrapping up last week in Arlington, Va.

The event was planned under the leadership of the White House Initiative on HBCUs and with input from the President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs. This meeting was the HBCU Conference held under President Donald Trump's administration and aimed to "provide a forum to exchange information and share innovations among and between institutions."

A capstone to this month's inaugural HBCU Braintrust summit organized by HBCU alumna Congresswoman Alma Adams was the announcement of eight new members to the federal HBCU Caucus.