WASHINGTON - Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Emanuel Cleaver is making headlines today for remarks he made about the Debt Ceiling Deal reached to avert a US government default.

Cleaver said early reports of the new deal appeared to be “a sugar-coated Satan sandwich.” The Missouri Democrat said the CBC hadn’t yet made a formal declaration that the group would oppose it, “but this is a shady bill.”

Cleaver took to the airwaves on Sunday to clarify his “Satan sandwich” pronouncement. His explanation on MSNBC further underscored that the huge spending cuts in the bill are inhumane.

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