Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15), and the Congressional Tri-Caucus—which is comprised of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC)— released the following statements regarding cuts to the Pell Grant program in the 2017 Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill:
Washington, DC – Today, leaders of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) sent a letter to Airlines for America President Nicholas Calio calling for clearer guidance on racial profiling. The letter comes after a series of recent incidents on airlines where perceived or actual Muslim and Arab Americans were suspected of terrorism or asked to deplane without concrete evidence. CAPAC Leaders released the following statements:
Washington, DC – Today, Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements to commemorate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins at sundown on Sunday.
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
Washington, DC – Yesterday the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released draft enforcement guidance addressing national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits employer actions that treat people unfavorably because of their national origin, including because they are from a particular country or part of the world, because of ethnicity, or because they appear to be of a certain ethnic background.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Members of the Tri-Caucus introduced a Congressional resolution calling for greater transparency and access to computer science education for all students to ensure greater diversity in the booming tech sector.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) adopted language requesting the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General to investigate whether there exists a pattern or practice of using race, national origin, and other civil rights classifications to target Federal employees and other Americans. The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) pushed for the language following recent high-profile arrests of Chinese-American scientists wrongfully accused of espionage only to have those charges later dropped.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Mark Takai (HI-01) announced his decision not to run for re-election this November. Rep. Takai was first elected to Congress in 2014 and is an Executive Board Member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC). CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) released the following statement:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
Washington, DC – Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 277-174 to pass H.R. 4909, the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Washington, DC – Today is National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus released the following statements:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair:
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Obama nominated Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood to continue to serve on the United States District Court of Guam. Last month, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to reappoint Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood.