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I still can’t believe Dem Rep. G.K. Butterfield (seen above) is the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Via The Hill:

President Obama will meet Tuesday at the White House with members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), including freshman GOP Rep. Mia Love (Utah).

The meeting comes as top black leaders — including CBC Chairman G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) and Reps. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and John Lewis (D-Ga.) — are vowing to skip a March 3 speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest an invitation they see as a slight to the president in the midst of high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran.

Love is currently the only Republican member of the CBC. Her office said Monday that she plans to attend Tuesday’s White House meeting.

CBC members have been among the most ardent supporters of Obama, the nation’s first black president, but there have also been tense periods, when the group felt the White House wasn’t fighting hard enough for safety net programs, anti-poverty measures, and other initiatives beneficial to black and other minority communities.