Press Releases

Congressional Progressive Caucus Denounces $125 Billion in Wasteful Pentagon Spending

December 6, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), CPC First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), and CPC Peace and Security Taskforce Chairwoman Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) made the following statements today after The Washington Post published an article this morning, revealing the Pentagon hid evidence from an internal study that exposed $125 billion in "administrative waste."

Congressional Progressive Caucus Stands with Federal Contract Workers

December 6, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, December 7th, Sen. Sanders, Rep. Ellison, Rep. Pocan, Rep. Schakowsky, and fellow members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus will address low-wage federal contract workers as they call on President-elect Trump to stop all federal contractors from shipping jobs overseas and stealing pay from U.S. workers.

Congressional Progressive Caucus: Carson is Unfit to Lead HUD

December 5, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) made the following statement today after President-elect Trump nominated Dr. Ben Carson as Secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Congressional Progressive Caucus Elects Leadership for the 115th Congress

December 1, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. – Last night, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) chose their leadership for the 115th Congress and re-elected Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) as Co-Chairs, and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) was re-elected First Vice Chair. They made the following statements after the election.

Congressional Progressive Caucus: Price Nomination Puts Medicare at Risk

November 29, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) made the following statements today after President-elect Trump nominated Rep. Tom Price (R-MI) for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Congressional Progressive Caucus Condemns Trump's Cabinet of Intolerance

November 18, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and CPC First Vice Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) made the following statement today after President-elect Trump announced Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) as top-level officials in his administration.

Congressional Progressive Caucus Denounces Trump Surrogate's Comments on Japanese-American Internment Camps

November 17, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chairwoman Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), CPC Vice Chair Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA), and CPC Vice Chair Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) made the following statements today after a Trump surrogate, Carl Higbie, suggested Japanese-American internment camps could serve as a precedent for the creation of a Muslim registry.
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