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July 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) issued a statement following the passage of Republicans’ Big, Billionaire Bill: 


June 27, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), issued the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Trump’s unconstitutional birthright citizenship executive order:


June 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)— released the following joint statement:


June 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng held an emergency press conference with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) in response to the Trump administration’s recent actions targeting immigrant communities in Los Angeles and across the country.


June 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) questioned the United States Commerce Secretary about the skyrocketing costs of goods that have been devastating Asian American businesses since President Trump took office.


May 30, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), led 31 CAPAC members in demanding answers from Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his agency’s plan to “aggressively revoke visas” for Chinese students.


May 28, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) welcomed four new Associate Members for the 119th Congress, bringing the total membership of the Caucus to 83 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate—the largest in history.  

CAPAC Chair Grace Meng (NY-06) and the new Members issued the following statements: 


May 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative Grace Meng (D-NY), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act, bicameral legislation to promote the teaching of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history in schools across the country. 


May 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Grace Meng, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, released a statement following House passage of the One Big, Ugly Bill that cuts vital programs that serve millions of hardworking Americans to give tax breaks to billionaires: 


May 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Grace Meng, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, issued the following statement on the charges made against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ).  

“Members of Congress have the authority and constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch. That is exactly what Congresswoman McIver and her congressional colleagues were doing at the ICE facility at Delaney Hall.