Press Releases
November 14, 2019
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), released the following statement marking World Diabetes Day:
November 14, 2019
WASHINGTON — Today, the leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) issued a joint statement calling for Stephen Miller’s resignation, following a report released by the Southern Poverty Law Center documenting multiple instances in which Stephen Miller espoused white nationalist beliefs and vilified communities of color and immigrants in leaked emails to Breitbart.
November 14, 2019
WASHINGTON — Last week, Members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which includes the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) – sent a letter to House leadership and appropriators to encourage including the FUTURE Act in an upcoming agreement to fund the government.
CHC Statement on Chad Wolf Senate Confirmation and Naming as Acting DHS Secretary by President Trump
November 13, 2019
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement on the Senate’s confirmation of Chad Wolf to the role of Under Secretary of Strategy, Policy and Plans at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and President Trump naming Wolf as Acting Secretary of DHS:
November 12, 2019
WASHINGTON — Today, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin held a press conference with plaintiffs in the DACA case before the Supreme Court to call on the Trump Administration to reverse their baseless termination of the DACA program and demand that the Republican controlled Senate to pass H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act. Below are remarks as delivered by Congressman Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus:
November 8, 2019
WASHINGTON—– On Tuesday November 12th, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, faith leaders, and civil rights leaders come together with DACA recipients for a moment of reflection on what is at stake for DACA recipients, their family, and the nation in anticipation of the Supreme Court hearings later that morning.
November 8, 2019
WASHINGTON—–On Tuesday, November 12th, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will call for support of the DACA program and the nearly 800,000 Dreamers, and condemn the Trump Administration’s attempt to terminate the DACA program.
November 8, 2019
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Assistant Speaker of the House Ben Ray Luján (D-NM-3), Dream and Promise Act Author Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40), and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will join plaintiffs in the upcoming DACA case before the U.S. Supreme Court and immigration advocates to call on the Trump administration to reverse their baseless termination of DACA and the Republican controlled Senate to pass legislation that would offer a permanent legislative path to citizenship for Dreamers.
November 6, 2019
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8, 2019, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) will lead a congressional delegation to Los Angeles, California to meet with studio executives, Hollywood diversity influencers, and stakeholders to discuss the lack of diversity and negative, unrealistic portrayal and stereotyping of Latinos in the American television and film industry. The CHC’s delegation will bring together those who have the power to change the industry, from the grassroots to the C-suite, in order to improve Latino representation. This fact-finding trip will help expose challenges facing Latinos in the entertainment industry; highlight ongoing efforts by stakeholders and the industry to address the under-representation and misrepresentation of Latinos and help identify potential policy changes to tackle systemic barriers confronting Latinos in Hollywood.
November 5, 2019
WASHINGTON— Today, members of 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) – and the Congressional Census Caucus - sent a letter to House Leadership and appropriators urging them to ensure the United States Census Bureau receives robust funding in the next spending package to ensure a fair and accurate 2020 Census. The letter, led by Tri-Caucus Chairs Rep. Judy Chu (CAPAC), Rep. Karen Bass (CBC), and Rep. Joaquin Castro (CHC) and Census Caucus Co-chair Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney and signed by a total of 87 Members of Congress, requests “a full year allocation that at minimum matches the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved amount of $7.284 billion for Periodic Censuses and Programs, including $6.696 billion for the 2020 Census, and that ideally is closer to the House approved levels of $8.175 billion and $7.5 billion, respectively.” This funding should be in addition to the $1.02 billion that will be carried over from FY 2019 to FY 2020.