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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement applauding Senator Charles Schumer’s (D-NY) decision to recommend Ms. Lorna Schofield to the White House as a potential nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York:
WASHINGTON, DC – In honor of the Lunar New Year and to welcome in the Year of the Dragon, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and Congressional leaders released the following statements:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), CAPAC Chairwoman: “As Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I send my warmest greetings and best wishes to everyone celebrating Lunar New Year. I hope the Year of the Dragon brings good health, great fortune and success to you and your families!”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a series of high-profile hazing incidents endured by members of the United States Armed Services, CAPAC Chair Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32) along with 12 other Members of Congress sent a letter Friday to the House Armed Services Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committees requesting a hearing on the military’s hazing and harassment prevention polities.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, exactly 109 years after the first Korean immigrants arrived in the United States, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements to commemorate January 13th as Korean American Day:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following President Obama’s appointment of Cecilia Muñoz as White House Director of the Domestic Policy Council, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Congressman Mike Honda, Chair of CAPAC’s Immigration Taskforce, commended the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on its announcement that the agency is considering regulatory changes that will reduce the time that U.S. citizens are separated from their spouses and children who are in the process of becoming legal immigrants to the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Congressman Mike Honda, CAPAC Chair Emeritus, released the following statements in response to the passing of Gordon Hirabayashi.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), commended President Obama for appointing Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Cordray is the first official director of the Bureau since its inception last year.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressman Bobby Scott, CAPAC Civil Rights Taskforce Chair, and Congressman Mike Honda, CAPAC Chair Emeritus, released the following statements regarding a letter they sent to the House Judiciary Committee and the U.S. Department of Justice calling for a hearing and an investigation of the New York Police Department after the Associated Press revealed that the NYPD and CIA collaborated on efforts to spy on Muslim communities in the New York City area.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement in response to a decision by Lowe’s Home Improvement to pull advertising from TLC’s new reality show, “All-American Muslim.” The decision was made after a Florida-based conservative advocacy group accused the show, which chronicles the lives of American Muslim families in a Detroit suburb, as “propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values.”