Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives held a vote to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
Washington, DC – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Affordable Care Act is Constitutional, laying to rest months of national debate and uncertainty. Leaders of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements in response:
Chairwoman Judy Chu, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)
“What the American people are witnessing today is politics at its worst. As we inch closer and closer to the 2012 election, Congressional Republicans are trying to blemish the career of a respected public servant in an attempt to discredit the Administration.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement about the Pew Research Center’s new report entitled The Rise of Asian Americans:
Washington, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Srikanth “Sri” Srinivasan to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. If confirmed, Srinivasan will be the first Asian American in history to serve on the D.C. Circuit, and the first South Asian American to ever serve as a federal appellate court judge.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), joined the Chairs of the Black, Hispanic, and Progressive Caucuses in co-sponsoring Congressman Keith Ellison’s amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (HR 5855) that would prohibit these funds from being used for racial, ethnic or religious profiling by state