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Washington, DC — Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 (VRAA). The VRAA is a response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder that required Congress to create an updated coverage formula to determine if the Federal government can intervene in a state’s election laws.
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) sent a letter to executives at ABC News, CBS News, CNN Worldwide, Fox News, NBC News and MSNBC requesting information on what steps are being taken to promote representation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) both on camera and behind the scenes.
WASHINGTON— This week, the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which represents over half of the Democratic Caucus and includes the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – called on Google to answer for their decision to hire Miles Taylor as a government affairs and public policy
Washington, D.C. –Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement criticizing the lack of funding for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Continuing Resolution introduced today to keep the federal government open for one month:
Washington, D.C. – This week, Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which includes the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – sent a letter to House leadership and appropriators to encourage including the FUTURE Act in an upcoming agreement to fund the government.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) held a Congressional Forum on the Rise of Southeast Asian Deportations.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) sent a letter to Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg requesting a briefing regarding Facebook’s efforts to combat interference and disinformation on its platform pertaining to the 2020 Decennial Census.
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Washington, D.C. – Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements in commemoration of Diwali, the “Festival of Lights”, which is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists across the world every autumn.
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair: