CPC Vice Chair Ro Khanna (CA-17), CPC Member and ranking Democrat on House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith (WA-09), as well as CPC Co-Chairs Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03) led a bipartisan group of two dozen lawmakers today in introducing a privileged resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military participation in Saudi Arabia's war against Yemen's Houthi rebels. The three-year-old U.S.-Saudi military campaign has triggered the world's worst humanitarian crisis, leading the United Nations to warn of imminent, widespread famine.
CPC Condemns Violence and Human Rights Violations in Nicaragua
September 12, 2018
Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), released the following statement regarding the ongoing violence and violations of human rights in Nicaragua, which have resulted in hundreds of deaths.
CPC Statement on the Passing of Joel Silberman
August 2, 2018
CPC Co-Chairs Pocan and Grijalva released the following statements regarding the passing of Joel Silberman, a champion of the progressive movement and a vital ally and friend of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
CPC Leads Congressional Effort to Brazilian Ambassador Urging Respect for Human Rights & Democracy
July 26, 2018
Citing an "intensifying assault on democracy and human rights in Brazil," members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus led a bicameral letter to the Brazilian Ambassador, raising concerns over the killings of Brazilian activists, the current administration's anti-worker policies, and the denial of due-process rights to Brazil's former president, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva.
Today, Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, led by Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), along with CPC Vice Chair Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), sent a bicameral letter of inquiry with 15 other Members of Congress to the private equity firms that owned, managed and indebted the company Toys ‘R Us prior to its announced bankruptcy and layoffs of 33,000 employees. The Members of Congress seek answers regarding the firms' questionable management practices and inquire into any plans to offer severance pay to all laid-off Toys ‘R Us workers.
CPC Co-Chairs Congratulate Mexico's President-Elect Lopez Obrador and Welcome Bilateral Cooperation
July 2, 2018
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement in response to the victory of Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico's presidential election (a Spanish translation follows).
Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement condemning the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31.
Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement to celebrate National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement condemning the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. Hawaii which upheld President Trump's controversial "Muslim ban" policy.
CPC Opposes Trump Administration's Dangerous Policy on Women's Reproductive Health, Calls For A New Direction
May 23, 2018
Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's decision to implement a "domestic gag rule" which places limits on the ability of Title X providers to offer reproductive health services and provide accurate information to the millions of women and families who seek care at Title X institutions.
