Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), CPC Healthcare Taskforce Chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and taskforce members today sent a letter to Congressional leadership, urging passage of policies to improve the Affordable Care Act marketplace for enrollees in 2018. The letter comes as President Trump signed an executive order further sabotaging the ACA by exempting "association" health plans from essential benefit requirements (such as coverage of maternity, mental health and autism benefits) and consumer protections. These plans will skew the risk pool by discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions and offering skimpier coverage, driving up premiums for everyone else.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement regarding Speaker Paul Ryan's call to restrict access to bump stock devices through regulatory framework, rather than bringing commonsense gun violence prevention bills to the House Floor for a vote.
Washington, D.C. - Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), along with CPC Healthcare Taskforce Chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) submitted the following letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Dr. Tom Price, following reports that HHS employees have been instructed not to participate in state-based events for ACA enrollment.
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear Janus v. AFSCME, a landmark judicial case that would reverse the actions of Abood v. Detroit Board of Education and weaken the power of workers to bargain collectively to advance their interests. The Congressional Progressive Caucus affirms its support for the right to organize and denounces the special interest funded agenda seeking to cripple organized labor in the following statement.