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July 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)—issued a joint statement today following a House Homeland Security hearing targeting over 200 nonprofit organizations:  


July 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)—led a letter urging Senate leadership to reject President Trump’s rescissions package that includes over $1 billion in cuts for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). 


July 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the leadership of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued a statement in response to hateful comments from Republican Members of Congress: 

 “In recent weeks, Republican Members of Congress have spewed racist, Islamophobic, and xenophobic rhetoric against prominent Muslim American officials. This includes calling their fellow colleague a ‘Muslim terrorist’ and advocating for the denaturalization and deportation of a U.S. citizen. 


July 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) issued a statement following the passage of Republicans’ Big, Billionaire Bill: 


June 27, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Trump’s unconstitutional birthright citizenship executive order:


June 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)— released the following joint statement:


June 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng held an emergency press conference with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) in response to the Trump administration’s recent actions targeting immigrant communities in Los Angeles and across the country.


June 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) questioned the United States Commerce Secretary about the skyrocketing costs of goods that have been devastating Asian American businesses since President Trump took office.


May 30, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), led 31 CAPAC members in demanding answers from Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his agency’s plan to “aggressively revoke visas” for Chinese students.