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Washington, D.C. — Today, President Biden nominated Todd Kim as Assistant Attorney General of Environment and Natural Resources at the U.S. Department of Justice. This is the latest barrier breaking nomination from President Biden who, as President, has worked to fulfill his promise to create an Executive Branch that looks more like the country. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, DC - The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) confirmed six new Associate Members for the 117^th Congress, bringing the total membership of the caucus to 76 members of the U.S. House and Senate. CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) issued the following statement:

Washington, D.C. — On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden gave a national address to mark the one year anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in which he also condemned the ongoing spike in anti-Asian violence and hate speech. In just a ten month period last year, there were over 3,000 reported hate crimes and hate incidents against Asian Americans.

Washington, D.C. — Today, President Joe Biden nominated Nellie Liang to be the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of Treasury. Liang, a former Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution and visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department, brings over three decades of experience from her time at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion economic recovery package to support families, workers, businesses, and health care providers through the coronavirus crisis. This was the last legislative hurdle before the bill heads to President Biden’s desk. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), who helped craft this bill as a member of the House Small Business, Ways and Means, and Budget Committees, issued the following statement:

Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, March 2, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that they would stop publishing six books by the late Dr. Seuss that included racist imagery or text. One of the books, If I Ran the Zoo, depicts characterizations of Asian men carrying a caged animal on their heads and describes them as people “with their eyes all a slant.” Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC First Vice Chair Rep.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements applauding President Joe Biden’s nomination of Dilawar Syed to be the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration:  

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:

Washington, D.C. — Today, Neera Tanden, President Biden’s nominee to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, announced that she would be withdrawing her candidacy for the position. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), who had pushed for Asian American representation in President Biden’s Cabinet and supported Tanden’s nomination, issued the following statement: