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Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements on the introduction of S. 2474, the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 in the United States Senate. The bill was introduced by CAPAC Executive Board Member Senator Daniel K. Akaka of Hawaii and serves as a companion bill to H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC – This Sunday, April 29th, marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, also known as the Los Angeles Civil Unrest. In the Korean American community, the riots are referred to as ‘Sa-I-Gu,’ a phrase which literally translates into ‘4-2-9.’ In remembrance of this event, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the f
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15), CAPAC Chair Emeritus, released the following statements applauding President Obama’s nomination of Ms. Lorna Schofield to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York:
WASHINGTON, DC: The Chairs and members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus joined with the National Immigration Forum to release the following statements regarding the hearing of United States v. Arizona before the U.S. Supreme Court this week:
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, in response to disparaging remarks made by D.C. Councilman Marion Barry against Asian American-owned businesses in his Ward, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., issued these separate statements:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House passed Republican Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget proposal. The budget would repeal the Affordable Care Act, cutting off health insurance for millions of Americans, end the Medicare and Medicaid guarantees by turning them into voucher and block-grant programs, and gut millions of dollars from funding American jobs and education.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Miranda Du to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. She will be the first Asian Pacific American to serve as an Article III judge in Nevada and the sixteenth active Asian Pacific American Article III judge in the Federal Judiciary.
WASHINGTON, DC – One hundred and fourteen years ago, on March 28, 1898, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of United States v. Wong Kim Ark affirming a bedrock American principle that every individual born on U.S. soil is an American citizen.
WASHINGTON, DC – Two years ago, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In the two years since the law went into effect, millions of individuals, including many Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) have benefited from expanded access to affordable health insurance and improved protections for consumers.