WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement today regarding H.R.3364, The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, legislation on sanctions against Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Calls on Congress to Abandon House Republican Budget, Support People's Budget
July 20, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) today released the following statement regarding the House Budget Committee's markup of the House Republican budget.
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee voted to approve the FY 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill yesterday. The bill includes a $1.6 billion border wall fund, increased funding for additional border patrol agents, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, and immigration detention beds.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Highlights Progressive National Security Ideas and Reforms
July 14, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) made the following statement following the submission of dozens of amendments by Congressional Progressive Caucus Members to the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) made the following statement today on the "Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leadership of the Congressional Quad-Caucus – which is composed of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), sent a letter to the Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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 Trump administration implemented guidelines for their Muslim ban last night, which excludes grandparents, grandchildren, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and brothers-and sisters-in-law and other travelers from six Muslim-majority countries with close familial relationships to U.S. citizens from entering the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressional Progressive Caucus Members on the Education and Workforce Committee, including Co-Chair Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), CPC Education Taskforce Chair Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), and Rep. Carol-Shea Porter (D-NH), sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos urging her to reconsider the decision to delay two important student protection rules. The letter states that both the Gainful Employer and Borrower Defense to Repayment Rules are critical to ensuring accountability and transparency among for-profit institutions and must be enacted in full, without delay.
Congressional Progressive Caucus: Senate Delays Vote on Cruel Health Care Bill, but Fight is Not Over
June 27, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC– Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs made the following statement after US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced a vote on the Senate "health care" bill will be delayed until after the July 4th recess.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) issued the following statement today on the pending nomination of Steven Bradbury to be General Counsel of the US Department of Transportation. Bradbury's nomination will be considered by the Senate Commerce Committee this Wednesday at 10:00 am.
