PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS ANNOUNCES ‘NEW AFFORDABILITY AGENDA’
April 29, 2026
The Congressional Progressive Caucus announced the New Affordability Agenda, a slate of bold new ideas to tackle the cost of living crisis facing working Americans.
Progressive Caucus Statement on Louisiana v. Callais
April 29, 2026
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais:, Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar wrote: "The Supreme Court's decision in favor of racist gerrymandering is an attack on American democracy itself. It is a betrayal of the Americans who fought and bled in the civil rights movement to establish basic rights for all people regardless of race. When Democrats retake power, we must pass legislation to restore the basic right to vote for all Americans. And Americans must look seriously at plans to rein in a corrupt, out of control Supreme Court.”
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Letter urges Congress to close data broker loophole and require warrants before government can access Americans' private data
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, 53 Members of Congress — led by the Chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus — sent a letter to House and Senate leadership calling for meaningful Fourth Amendment protections for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
Section 702, which is set to expire on April 20, authorizes the federal government to conduct surveillance of non-U.S. citizens abroad. However, the program has long been used to collect and search Americans' private communications without a warrant, and under the Trump Administration, that threat has escalated dramatically.
"The Trump Administration has demonstrated an unparalleled appetite for collecting and exploiting Americans' personal data," the Members wrote. "Without independent guardrails on Section 702, this Administration has repeatedly shown that it cannot be trusted to police its own use of this sweeping surveillance authority."
The letter highlights how federal agencies are already purchasing Fourth Amendment-protected data from commercial data brokers without warrants or court orders, including the FBI, DHS, the Department of Defense, and the IRS. The proposed reforms in the letter include closing the "data broker loophole," the gap in existing law that allows companies to skirt data privacy requirements by selling information to a data broker middleman who can then resell it to the federal government; ending warrantless searches of Americans’ communications; and repealing the “visa vetting provision” which permits completely suspicionless searches of communications data of all immigrants entering the country.
The letter was endorsed by over 30 advocacy organizations, including:
Access Now, ACLU, Amnesty International USA, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), Black Voters Matter Fund, Center for Democracy & Technology, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Color Of Change, Common Cause, Courage California, Defending Rights & Dissent, Due Process Institute, Earth Ethics, Inc., Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Fight for the Future, Free Press Action, Indivisible, Japanese American Citizens League, Lucy Parsons Labs, Make the Road States, Muslims for Just Futures, NTEN, Oakland Privacy, People Power United, Project On Government Oversight, Restore The Fourth, RootsAction, Snake River Alliance, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology, UltraViolet Action, WA People's Privacy.
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New Dem, CPC Chairs Condemn President Trump’s War Crimes Threat, Call for Congressional Action
April 7, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Dem, CPC Chairs Condemn President Trump’s War Crimes Threat, Call for Congressional Action
Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar (TX-35) issued a joint statement following President Trump’s claims that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if the Iranian regime does not capitulate to his demands:
“Our nation now finds itself facing the stark reality of the President of the United States openly threatening to wipe out a ‘whole civilization’ — a clear and unambiguous war crime. This comes after weeks of contradictory proclamations and phantom red lines that have consistently undermined America’s ability to bring this costly war to an end.
“Put simply, the President is unhinged, deranged, and must be stopped.
“President Trump’s language does not reflect the will of the American people. Threatening to murder a ‘whole civilization’ is not who we are, nor who we aspire to be.
“Congress, Republicans and Democrats together, have a duty and responsibility to hold the President in check. We must immediately reconvene to take the reins from the President and end the war.”
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Adopts Official Position to Oppose Republicans’ Flawed Farm Bill
March 27, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Congressional Progressive Caucus has adopted an official position to oppose H.R. 7567, the Food, Farm and National Security Act without amendments to remove Republican poison-pill provisions and restore investments in nutrition programs and other Democratic priorities.
The position, adopted by a supermajority vote of the Caucus, comes after a 23-hour House Agriculture Committee markup where Republicans advanced the bill, which would codify the One Big Ugly Bill’s harshest cuts to nutrition support—the largest in history, which stripped 4 million Americans of SNAP benefits.
Additional harmful provisions include language backed by Big Chemical interests that would shield pesticide manufacturers from lawsuits and undermine state-level warning label laws that protect families, farmers, and children. The legislation also overrides authorities from states that have pursued successful policies to ensure greater animal welfare in the pork and poultry industries, such restrictions on extreme confinement and other cruel practices, threatening farmers who have invested capital in meeting consumer demand for more humanely raised meat. Finally, the bill fails to address the effects of Trump’s devastating tariffs and trade wars on small farmers and cuts funding for regenerative agriculture.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Adopts Official Position to Oppose Supplemental Funding for Iran War
March 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Congressional Progressive Caucus has adopted an official position to oppose any supplemental funding for Trump’s war against Iran as long as the conflict remains illegal and unconstitutional.
The position, adopted by a supermajority vote of the Caucus, comes after virtually all House and Senate Democrats voted to direct the President to end illegal hostilities against Iran given that the Administration never attempted to obtain a specific statutory authorization or a declaration of war as required by the War Powers Resolution of 1973 and the Constitution.
The CPC has long been a leading voice against war with Iran and a champion of diplomatic alternatives to conflict. Earlier this year, the Caucus adopted an official position to support the bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution introduced by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY). The caucus played a key role in Congressional adoption of President Obama’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2015. That agreement successfully contained Iran’s nuclear program while providing sanctions relief that benefited Iranian civilians.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Progressive Caucus announced an official position to oppose reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) without significant reforms to protect Americans’ civil liberties.
The position, adopted by a vote of the caucus, comes as FBI Director Kash Patel admitted under oath that the FBI is buying location data on Americans, raising fresh concerns about the Trump Administration’s stunning disregard for American privacy and civil liberties – including refusing to rule out using artificial intelligence for mass domestic surveillance, with the Defense department reportedly insisting that AI firms allow the collection and analysis of “commercial bulk data on Americans, such as geolocation and web browsing data.”
The vote also comes amid growing concern about the potential for the government to collect data related to reproductive health, such as data collected by a company about visits to Planned Parenthood visits.
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is made up of nearly 100 members standing up for progressive ideals in Washington and throughout the country. Since 1991, the CPC has advocated for progressive policies that prioritize working Americans over corporate interests. The CPC champions policies including comprehensive immigration reform, good-paying jobs, fair trade, universal health care, debt-free college, climate action, and a just foreign policy. The caucus is the leading voice calling for bold and sweeping solutions to the urgent crises facing this nation, including ending America’s broken for-profit health care system, raising American wages, eliminating political corruption, supporting the labor movement, and taking action to protect the planet for generations to come.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) seeks a Digital and Creative Director. The person in this role will generate and execute creative ways to showcase the CPC’s work and get our message out, especially on the Internet.
As the first ever CPC Digital and Creative Director, the person in this role will:
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Generate creative ideas for new ways to get the caucus’ message out to larger audiences on the Internet;
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Maintain CPC’s Twitter and Instagram profile and explore expanding to more social platforms, with an emphasis on vertical video platforms;
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Create videos, graphics, and text posts showcasing the CPC’s message and members;
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Analyze data about our creative content and identify opportunities to improve;
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Learn about CPC policy priorities and messaging and distill complicated topics into content that can break through;
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Oversee the organization’s visual and brand standards;
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Support individual CPC offices with trainings and coaching on digital work;
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Mentor and help supervise a Digital Fellow;
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Manage the CPC website;
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Other tasks to support Caucus work as assigned.
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Creativity and ability to be a self-starter who generates ideas that drives forward the caucus’ message;
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The ability to churn out quick rapid response content that responds to the news while also working on medium to long term videos;
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Ability to oversee video and graphics projects at every stage from ideation to shooting to editing;
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Ability to build relationships and collaborate across a wide variety of offices and organizations to get results;
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Interest in progressive politics.
Candidates should submit a brief cover letter, resume, and two work samples to ProgressiveCaucusJobs@gmail.com with “Creative Director” in the subject line. Please include at least one video work sample. In your cover letter, please specify what design and editing software you know how to use.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
The CPC is an equal-opportunity employer; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, or expression, or sexual orientation.
The salary range for this position is $70,000 – $80,000 dependent on experience.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Adopts Official Position in Support of Bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution
March 1, 2026
WASHINGTON — Following a super-majority vote of its members, the Congressional Progressive Caucus announced its official position to support House Concurrent Resolution 38, the Iran War Powers Resolution, introduced by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY). The House is expected to vote on the resolution this week.
H.Con.Res.38 directs the President to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force against Iran.
The CPC has long been a leading voice against war with Iran and a champion of diplomatic alternatives to conflict. The caucus played a key role in Congressional adoption of President Obama’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2015. That agreement successfully contained Iran’s nuclear program while providing sanctions relief that benefited Iranian civilians.
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is made up of nearly 100 members standing up for progressive ideals in Washington and throughout the country. Since 1991, the CPC has advocated for progressive policies that prioritize working Americans over corporate interests. The CPC champions policies including comprehensive immigration reform, good-paying jobs, fair trade, universal health care, debt-free college, climate action, and a just foreign policy. The caucus is the leading voice calling for bold and sweeping solutions to the urgent crises facing this nation, including ending America’s broken for-profit health care system, raising American wages, eliminating political corruption, supporting the labor movement, and taking action to protect the planet for generations to come.
‘Flashing Red Siren… Congress Must Act:’ Casar Statement on Department of Defense Pressuring Anthropic to use AI for Mass Surveillance And Killings
February 27, 2026
‘Flashing Red Siren… Congress Must Act:’ Casar Statement on Department of Defense Pressuring Anthropic to use AI for Mass Surveillance And Killings
In response to reports about the Department of Defense pressuring Anthropic to remove key safety requirements, including those that prevent the use of AI for mass surveillance of Americans or to command pilotless drones, Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar wrote:
“This is a flashing red siren for anyone who cares about keeping America safe and free. The Trump administration wants to use A.I. to spy on Americans without a warrant and to give A.I. power to make life and death decisions without humans involved. That would put our Constitutional rights and our lives in the hands of unaccountable AI systems.
"Anthropic should stand strong against the Trump Administration’s attempts to bully it, and other major A.I. companies should refuse to allow their products to be used like this.
"But these questions are too important to be left to private companies alone. Congress must act to protect Americans’ safety and civil liberties. Critical decisions about how A.I. will shape our world are being made right now, and the people’s representatives must be involved. ”
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