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) sent a letter today to Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to conduct a second hearing for Attorney General nominee Senator Sessions in light of President Trump's recent executive order which bars entry into the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Responds to Trump's Discriminatory Immigration Executive Orders
January 25, 2017
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) issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced plans to sign executive orders that would impose severe limitations on immigration and refugees. The executive orders will limit access for refugees who come from predominantly Muslim countries and allow for the construction of a border wall.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Responds to TPP Withdrawal
January 23, 2017
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) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Congressional Progressive Caucus: House GOP Vote Twice Within 24 Hours to Allow Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
January 13, 2017
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) issued the following statement after the House GOP Majority voted twice against CPC's amendment to block cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefits.
Congressional Progressive Caucus: Will House Republicans Break Trump's Promise to Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security?
January 11, 2017
CPC Members to Introduce Amendment to House Budget Resolution blocking cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Benefits.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Asks President Obama to Close Guantanamo in his Final Days
January 11, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention center, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Peace and Security Taskforce Chairwoman Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), along with 36 other Members of Congress sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to deny President-elect Trump the tools to reinstate torture.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Calls on Secretary Lew to Protect Disabled Students from Burdensome Debt
December 16, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) sent a letter today to Secretary of the Treasury, Jacob J. Lew, concerning disabled students, and their eligibility to have student loans forgiven. To read the full letter, see below and the attached file.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Calls on Trump to Reject GOP Bill Gutting Social Security Benefits
December 13, 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 after House Republicans introduced legislation that would slash Social Security benefits and raise the retirement age.
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 Rex Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon Mobil, as Secretary of State.
Congressional Progressive Caucus: Puzder Nomination Undermines Working Families, Labor Rights
December 8, 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 people close to President-elect Trump confirmed Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., will be nominated as Secretary of Labor.
