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Washington, D.C. — In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued the following statements:
Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, US District Judge Thomas Varlan rejected a US Department of Justice request for a retrial and acquitted Dr. Anming Hu following a mistrial in which FBI agents admitted under oath to knowingly building a case on falsified evidence. Tried as part of the problematic “China Initiative,” which presumes Chinese scientists and researchers to be possible spies based only on ethnicity, Dr.
Washington, D.C. — Today, amid rising anti-Asian violence and xenophobia, the Commerce Department announced that they would be eliminating the Investigations and Threat Management Service (ITMS), a little-known, rogue unit at the Department of Commerce that has been, without authorization, investigating Chinese and Middle Eastern employees based only on their ethnicity. Earlier this year, CAPAC Chair Rep.
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released an unclassified summary of the Intelligence Community assessment on the origins of the COVID-19 virus.
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the U.S.
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, introduced by Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07). This bill protects voters from discrimination by restoring key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) which were gutted by the Supreme Court in the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder decision and the 2021 Brnovich v. DNC decision.
Washington, D.C. — Today marks the fourth anniversary of a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia that left three dead and more than a dozen injured. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
Washington, D.C. — Today marks the 56th anniversary of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In commemoration of this anniversary, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued the following statements:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
Washington, D.C. — Today marks the ninth anniversary of the Oak Creek, Wisconsin shooting during which a white supremacist opened fire at a Sikh gurdwara, killing six people and wounding four others. A seventh victim died in 2020 because of injuries he sustained from this shooting. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Biden Administration announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be extending the eviction moratorium for areas where the rate of coronavirus remains high. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), who had called for the moratorium to be extended, issued the following statement: