Press Releases

CPC Statement on Ilhan Omar

February 12, 2019

Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) responded to President Trump's comments urging Representative Ilhan Omar to resign from Congress.

Congressional Progressive Caucus and Tri-Caucus Urge Members to Re-open the Government Without Trading Immigration Poison Pills for President's Vanity Wall

January 24, 2019

Today, Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led the Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, in a letter to House Democrats urging them to re-open the government and not to trade immigration poison pills for the President's vanity wall. The letter was also signed by Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Congressional Black Caucus Chair; Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair; Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair; and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02), Co-Chair of CPC.

CPC Calls on National Labor Relations Board to Withdraw Anti-Worker Proposed Rule on Joint Employer Status

January 11, 2019

Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led 48 House Democrats in writing to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), calling for the agency to withdraw "The Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status" proposed rule, which would overturn the Obama-era Browning-Ferris standard of joint-employment. This new pro-corporate rule would undermine workers' rights to collectively bargain with their true employer while exempting corporations from their legal obligations to their employees.
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