WASHINGTON D.C. – Last night, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) chose their leadership for the 115th Congress and re-elected Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) as Co-Chairs, and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) was re-elected First Vice Chair. They made the following statements after the election.
Congressional Progressive Caucus: Mnuchin Looks Out For Big Banks, Not Working Families
November 30, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and CPC First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) made the following statements after President-elect Trump nominated Steven Mnuchin as Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) made the following statements today after the Fight for $15 movement organized a "Day of Disruption" of hundreds of protests and strikes across the country.
Congressional Progressive Caucus: Price Nomination Puts Medicare at Risk
November 29, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) made the following statements today after President-elect Trump nominated Rep. Tom Price (R-MI) for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Congressional Progressive Caucus Criticizes Trump's Potential Picks for Secretary of State
November 28, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Progressive Caucus led by Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Whip Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump concerning his potential choices for Secretary of State.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Condemns Trump's Cabinet of Intolerance
November 18, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and CPC First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) made the following statement today after President-elect Trump announced Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) as top-level officials in his administration.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Denounces Trump Surrogate's Comments on Japanese-American Internment Camps
November 17, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chairwoman Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), CPC Vice Chair Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA), and CPC Vice Chair Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) made the following statements today after a Trump surrogate, Carl Higbie, suggested Japanese-American internment camps could serve as a precedent for the creation of a Muslim registry.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Charts Path Forward with Senator Warren
November 16, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) issued the following statement after Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) joined the CPC for their first post-election meeting.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Urges Labor Laws be Enforced, Supports Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order
October 26, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) made the following statement today after a Texas judge temporarily blocked a final Department of Labor rule implementing President Obama's 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, which was scheduled to take effect Tuesday. The executive order requires federal contractors to disclose labor law violations and gives agencies guidance on how to consider labor violations when awarding federal contracts.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Urges CFPB to Continue Curbing Harmful Incentive Compensation Practices
October 17, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Progressive Caucus led by Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) sent a letter to Director Richard Cordray at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today, along with 44 co-signers, urging the bureau to continue to act to curb aggressive sales quotes, low-base wages, and other related practices.
