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Congressional Progressive Caucus and Allies Unveil Principles for Infrastructure and Bold Proposal to Create Millions of Jobs

May 25, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO), Rep. Rick Nolan (D-MN), and Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) made the following statements today after they unveiled a House Resolution outlining 10 principles that should be included in any infrastructure plan considered by Congress. They also unveiled the CPC's bold infrastructure proposal, entitled a 21st Century New Deal for Jobs.

Congressional Progressive Caucus Applauds Introduction of $15 Raise the Wage Act

May 25, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement today after the introduction of the Raise the Wage Act, led by Ranking Member of the Education and Workforce Committee Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and CPC Member Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) in the House, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and CPC Member Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the Senate.

Congressional Progressive Caucus Statement on NAFTA Renegotiation

May 19, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement today after the Trump Administration announced its formal intention to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Congressional Progressive Caucus Condemns GOP Joint Economic Committee Members for Providing Platform for Charles Murray

May 18, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), and First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement after the Joint Economic Committee's held a hearing with extremist Charles Murray yesterday morning. Murray is most famous for his controversial book The Bell Curve, which argues that individuals of certain races are genetically predisposed to lower intelligence levels. The book draws on a number of questionable sources including Mankind Quarterly, a journal which has been repeatedly discredited by numerous social scientists for its commitment to racist pseudo-science and close ties to the Nazi regime.

Congressional Progressive Caucus Calls on Administration to Provide Refuge for Gay Men, LGBT Community Fleeing Persecution in Chechnya

May 16, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement today after news reports surfaced that more than 100 gay men have been abducted, detained, and tortured in Chechnya and at least three gay men have been murdered. U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and the State Department have both called for a thorough investigation into these human rights violations by Chechen authorities.

Congressional Progressive Caucus Legislators Put Forward Proposals to Work with Trump Administration on Drug Pricing

May 15, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus' (CPC) Health Care Task Force, led 35 of her progressive colleagues on a letter to President Donald Trump proposing an opportunity to work together to reduce the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs. The letter lays out specific proposals for how the Administration and the 36 members of the CPC could work together during the upcoming reauthorization of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) User Fee Agreements (UFAs). To read the full letter, click here.
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