Rep. Karen Bass Karen Ruth BassPatients are dying unnecessarily from organ donation policy failures Hispanic caucus report takes stock of accomplishments with eye toward 2021 Bogeymen of the far left deserve a place in any Biden administration MORE (D-Calif.), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Biden says Ginsburg successor should be picked by candidate who wins on Nov. 3 MORE for president, the Biden campaign announced Friday.

“He’s a man of the people — a decent man who not only understands the issues our communities face every day, but is supportive and productive in crafting and implementing solutions needed to close the wage gap, to shrink the disparities in housing, and to equalize access in healthcare coverage,” Bass said in a statement.

Bass joins 36 other members of the CBC in endorsing Biden, who has touted his support among black voters. Bass told The Associated Press that the CBC as a whole is not officially endorsing a candidate, though the majority of members have already announced support for Biden.

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