Washington, DC – Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), and Health Taskforce Chair Jan Schakowsky provided comments to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt urging the agency to create a robust notification system for Americans in the health insurance marketplace who are nearing Medicare eligibility.
WASHINGTON–Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today on the Department of Labor's new fiduciary rule to require investment advisors to put their clients' best interests first when advising on retirement accounts:
Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on Department of the Treasury's Corporate Inversion Regulation
April 5, 2016
Washington, DC – Today, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), released the following statement in response to the anti-inversion regulations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department:
Washington, DC – Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), wrote a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Tom Wheeler expressing concern over the proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks by Charter Communications.
Congressional Progressive Caucus' The People's Budget Petition Surpasses 150,000 Signatures
March 23, 2016
While House Republicans Scramble on Budget, CPC Sees Grassroots Support Surge
Washington, DC – Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), along with CPC First-Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released statements today after Rep. Pocan offered the CPC's debt-free college resolution as an amendment to the House Republican budget. First introduced in April 2015 by the CPC co-chairs along with Senators Schatz, Schumer and Warren, the resolution prioritizes making debt free college a reality.
Washington, DC – Today, the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), released the following statement on President Obama's nomination of D.C Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the United States Supreme Court:
Washington – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and CPC First-Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement today after Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced it will shut down Metro service on Wednesday:
Progressive Caucus Unveils People's Budget for FY 2017
March 15, 2016
Washington, DC – Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), and CPC First-Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) today unveiled details of the Progressive Caucus' budget for fiscal year 2017. The People's Budget: Prosperity Not Austerity; Invest in America provides major reinvestments in our country through infrastructure, education, and wage growth to increase opportunity for all.
Washington, DC – Fifteen Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) visited Flint, Michigan and met with families affected by the city's ongoing water crisis.