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CPC Statement on Trump Infrastructure Proposal: America Not for Sale

February 12, 2018

Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), and CPC Member Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), responded to the newly released White House outline for infrastructure. The CPC supports the adoption of a bold plan that invests in American families, not billionaires. The CPC supports the principles set forth in H.Con.Res.63 – endorsed by 156 Democrats – and has proposed the 21st Century New Deal for Jobs, a detailed vision to rebuild America that invests ten times more federal dollars in our nation's infrastructure than Trump's giveaway to the rich.

CPC Responds to Trump's FY 2019 Budget

February 12, 2018

Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statements in response to President Trump's proposed budget for FY 2019.

CPC Slams Trump's Military Parade

February 8, 2018

Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), and CPC Peace and Security Taskforce Chairwoman Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement regarding news that President Trump ordered the Pentagon to organize a military parade in Washington, D.C., which could cost tens of millions in taxpayer dollars.

CPC Calls for Paid Leave to Honor 25th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act

February 5, 2018

Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement on the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). FMLA, signed into law on February 5, 1993, established the right for many workers to take an unpaid leave from work for a serious illness, adoption, or to care for newborns or family members.

CPC Demands DOL Withdraw Proposed Anti-Worker Tip Rule

February 1, 2018

Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), CPC Labor Liaison Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and CPC Vice Chair Mark Takano (D-CA) reacted to a Bloomberg BNA report–which revealed that senior Department of Labor officials concealed internal economic analysis that showed the agency's recently proposed tip-pooling rule would deprive workers billions of dollars in tips.

CPC Slams White House Executive Order to Keep Guantanamo Bay Prison Open

January 31, 2018

Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), and CPC Peace and Security Taskforce Chairwoman Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement condemning a new executive order by President Trump to continue operations of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay:

CPC Condemns Senate Confirmation of Alex Azar as HHS Secretary

January 25, 2018

Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), along with CPC Healthcare Taskforce Chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), released the following statement condemning the confirmation of controversial pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

CPC Supports Resolution to Censure President Trump

January 18, 2018

Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement in support of a resolution to censure President Trump for his January 11, 2018 comments disparaging El Salvador, Haiti, and African countries.
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