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Press Releases

March 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Judy Chu (CA-28), CAPAC Chair Emerita, Lucy McBath (GA-06), and Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a resolution commemorating the five-year remembrance of the Atlanta spa shootings.


March 12, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, 66 Members of Congress, including 15 Senators and 51 Members of the House, submitted a formal bicameral comment letter to the Department of Commerce. In their letter, Members warned that the proposed changes to the Census Bureau's 2026 Operational Test—a critical preparation exercise for the 2030 Census—will make an accurate count of all Americans impossible and undermine a decade's worth of federal funding, representation, and democracy itself.


March 11, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Grace Meng, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, led a virtual press conference with the Minnesota State Asian Pacific Caucus and Minnesota-based community organizations to highlight the devastating impacts of the Trump administration’s immigration policies on Asian communities.


March 9, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the tenth episode of its Spill the Tea with Chair Meng video series with Chair Emerita Judy Chu (CA-28), who led CAPAC from 2011 to 2025.


March 6, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Today, Rep. Grace Meng, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement on the passing of Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa, who served as the U.S. Representative for Hawaiʻi’s first congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and from 2016 to 2019. 


February 27, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Litigation Task Force, in partnership with Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng, led 216 House and Senate Democrats in filing a bicameral amicus brief standing up for the essential constitutional principle of birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara, currently before the Supreme Court with oral arguments scheduled for April 1, 2026.


February 26, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) held a press conference highlighting how President Trump and his administration have broken their promises to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) across the country.


February 26, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, CAPAC Chair Grace Meng (NY-06) and Rep. Tim Kennedy (NY-26) issued the following joint statement on the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam:


February 24, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Grace Meng (NY-06) released the following statement on President Trump’s State ofthe Union address to Congress: