Press Releases

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:

Washington, D.C. – Two years since the Supreme Court gutted core protections in the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v.

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.

Washington, DC - Today, 84 Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) – sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee regarding the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

WASHINGTON — Co-Chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), and Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Rep.