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Washington, DC – Today, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Executive Board met with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a policy meeting on Capitol Hill. The meeting covered Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community priorities, including comprehensive immigration reform, access to higher education, racial profiling, and promoting greater diversity in the federal workforce. CAPAC Chairwoman Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:

Washington, DC – Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) voted to remove any state flag featuring the Confederate battle flag from the U.S. Capitol. The vote occurred just hours after House Republicans proposed an amendment to their Interior Department Appropriations bill that would allow the Confederate flag to be displayed in National Parks and cemeteries run by the National Park Service. CAPAC Chair Chu released the following statement:

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision upholding federal premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act for all qualifying Americans, regardless of their state of residence. 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 second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision, which gutted key voter protections from the Voting Rights Act.  Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

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

Washington, D.C. - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its decision to designate Nepal for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) based on the conditions of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that devastated the country in April 2015. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements:

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

Washington, D.C. – Two years since the Supreme Court gutted core protections in the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder, states and localities throughout the country have passed sweeping laws that disproportionately suppress the voting rights of minorities, the elderly, and the disabled.  These laws have left voters without the protections they need to exercise their constitutional right to vote.  

Washington, D.C. – Last night, nine individuals were murdered in a shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement in reaction to this tragic event:

Washington, D.C. – Today marks the third anniversary of President Obama’s announcement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The program puts on hold the deportation of many undocumented youth living in the United States, and allows immigrants who meet certain requirements – including coming to the U.S. before they turned 16, attending school or serving in the military – to temporarily stay and work in the U.S.