Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Vice Chair of Policy Darren Soto hosted a roundtable focused on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in Latino communities with representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration, members of House Democratic leadership, CHC members, and community stakeholders from various parts of the country.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is back on the road to Allentown, Pennsylvania, this Tuesday for their next CHC on the Road visit to engage with local Latino communities. In Allentown, CHC Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07) will join Rep. Susan Wild (PA-07) in hosting First Lady Jill Biden to discuss the tools and resources available to support education and workforce development across the Greater Lehigh Valley.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Orders that will provide protections for non-citizen spouses of U.S. citizens and their non-citizen children who have resided in America for a decade and allow qualified college-educated Dreamers to obtain work visas.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Hoy, la presidenta del Caucus Hispano del Congreso (CHC), Nanette Barragán (CA-44), emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta a las órdenes ejecutivas del Presidente Biden que brindan protecciones a los cónyuges no ciudadanos de ciudadanos estadounidenses y a sus hijos no ciudadanos que han residido en Estados Unidos durante una década y permiten que los Dreamers con título universitario obtengan visas de trabajo.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44) issued the following statement in observance of the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
“12 years ago today, the Obama-Biden administration announced DACA, a program that has provided protections from deportation to over 800,000 young people who were brought to America at a young age. These talented Dreamers have seized their opportunity to live the American Dream. Now, they are doctors, lawyers, teachers, and essential workers who contribute greatly to our economy and our communities. Most importantly, they are just as American as all of us.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Deputy Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Whip Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s immigration Executive Order issued today.
WASHINGTON, DC — Hoy, al cumplirse dos años de la tragedia en la escuela primaria Robb, la presidenta del Caucus Hispano del Congreso (CHC), Nanette Barragán, honra a las víctimas del tiroteo en Uvalde, Texas.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, on the two-year mark of the Robb Elementary school tragedy, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán honors the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
In an op-ed published by El Diario on May 20, 2024, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44) highlighted the urgent need for Congress to pass the Right to Contraception Act, especially given the disproportionate impact of reproductive health restrictions on marginalized communities.
Read the full article below or online at El Diario.
If one thing became clear after the repeal of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court, and with it, the constitutional right to abortion, it is that the head-on attack on reproductive rights wants to go further to undermine the right to contraception. That's the bad news.
En un artículo de opinión publicado por El Diario el 20 de mayo de 2024, la presidenta del Caucus Hispano del Congreso (CHC), Nanette Barragán, destacó la urgente necesidad de que el Congreso apruebe la Ley del Derecho a la Anticoncepción (The Right to Contraception Act), especialmente dado el impacto desproporcionado de las restricciones de salud reproductiva en las comunidades marginadas.
Lea el artículo completo a continuación o en línea en El Diario.
Si algo quedó claro tras la derogación de Roe v. Wade por la Corte Suprema y con ello el derecho constitucional al aborto, es que el ataque frontal a los derechos reproductivos iría más allá para socavar el derecho a los anticonceptivos. Esa es la mala noticia.