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 Blasts Trump's White Nationalist Immigration Dream Plan
January 29, 2018
Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) issued the following statement after the release of President Trump's extremist immigration policy demands to save Dreamers and protect other immigrants.
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.
CPC Condemns Trump for Racist Remarks and Calls for Republican Leadership to Stand Against Racism
January 12, 2018
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement in response to racist remarks made this week by President Trump during bipartisan immigration discussions at the White House.
CPC: Trump's Medicaid Work Requirements are Legally, Morally and Economically Bankrupt
January 11, 2018
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), along with CPC Health Task Force Chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), released the following statement today after guidance was issued by the Trump administration to state Medicaid directors encouraging them to implement controversial work requirements for Medicaid.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued an official position today on S. 139, the "FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017." The Caucus also endorsed the bipartisan Lofgren-Amash-Nadler amendment, which was later rejected by the House Rules Committee.
Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement condemning the Trump Administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 263,000 Salvadorans living in the United States after previously revoking TPS for 59,000 Haitians, 1000 Sudanese, and 2,500 Nicaraguans.
CPC Slams GOP Tax Scam Passage
December 20, 2017
Massive Cuts to the Wealthy Put Investments in Working Families at RiskToday, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement after the House passed the final version of the Republican tax bill.
CPC: Congress Should Immediately Nullify Attack on the Open Internet
December 14, 2017
Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) reacted to the Federal Communications Commission's reversal of the 2015 Open Internet Order, which enshrined the policy of "net neutrality" into law and prevented large corporate internet service providers from throttling internet speeds, favoring or blocking certain types of online content, or engaging in other types of anti-competitive behavior. On December 12th, 28 Members of the CPC sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to strongly urge the Commission to reconsider repealing these critical protections. The CPC was one of the first voices to call for Title II reclassification and strong enforceable net neutrality protections in 2014.
