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February 9, 2018
Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) issued the following statement after voting against the budget agreement:
"It is unacceptable for Republicans to control every branch of government, yet continue to govern so recklessly.
"This budget caps bill was an opportunity to address all of our nation's most pressing issues, including ensuring that families had access to health care, communities affected by disasters received relief, and Dreamers were permanently protected.
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February 8, 2018
Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) urges the House to oppose a budget caps bill that does not protect Dreamers:
CHC cannot support this budget caps bill that leaves Dreamers behind. We stand with nearly 90% of Americans that agree Dreamers should be protected.
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), founded in December 1976, is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHC is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories.
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February 6, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair (CHC) Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement after Republicans voted for the fifth time to pass a short-term spending bill:
"For the fifth time this Congress, President Trump and Congressional Republicans have decided to govern from crisis to crisis. I cannot enable this reckless conduct by voting for yet another continuing resolution. Continuing resolutions create uncertainty in our markets, hurt our national security, and inhibit the government's ability to work for the taxpayer.
"The American people are disserved by passing partisan, irresponsible legislation that the Senate has already rejected.
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February 5, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) went to the House floor to offer a privileged resolution condemning the cruel, racist, and hateful behavior of Representative Paul Gosar (AZ-04) the day of the State of the Union.
On that day, Rep. Gosar requested that U.S. Capitol Police arrest and deport DACA recipients attending the State of the Union as guests of Members of Congress. The CHC Chair had previously released this statement on Rep. Gosar's reprehensible actions.
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February 5, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement after reports that Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Christopher Coons (D-DE) would introduce the bipartisan Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act in the Senate. Like the House version, the Senate companion provides a permanent, legislative fix for DACA recipients and calls for smart border security measures.
"Democrats and Republicans stand united with the overwhelming majority of Americans who oppose deporting Dreamers.
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January 31, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's State of the Union Address:
"President Trump used his State of the Union Address to disparage immigrant communities, distort policy, undermine bipartisan efforts to protect Dreamers, and ignore the issues important to Hispanic communities across this nation.
"Since the start of his Presidency, Trump has disregarded the immense contributions of immigrant families and Dreamers. Instead he has adopted rhetoric and policies that call into question their basic dignity and place in America.
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January 31, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) issued the following statement in reaction to Rep. Paul Gosar's (AZ-04) request that U.S. Capitol Police arrest and deport young immigrants attending the State of the Union as guests of Members of Congress:
"Representative Gosar's actions to ask the U.S. Capitol Police to detain and deport Dreamers attending the State of the Union is an outright abuse of power. This cruel, racist, and hateful political stunt is intended to intimidate hopeful and determined Dreamers, who are learning, working, and contributing to the country that they love.
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January 25, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) issued the following statement following the publication of the White House's talking points on their immigration plan:
"Trump destroyed DACA, threatened Dreamers with detention and deportation, and is using that threat to enact his hardline immigration policies.
"We cannot allow the lives of young people who have done everything right to be used as bargaining chips for sweeping anti-immigrant policies.
January 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement in reaction to reports that conservative House members received a pledge from House Republican leadership to push H.R. 4760, a hard-line Republican-only immigration bill:
"The Mass Deportation Act is a farce of a bill. The bill undermines local law enforcement, it hurts farmers, hurts families, guts legal immigration; and aims to rip apart communities through mass deportation, while only providing Dreamers with temporary protections and no pathway to citizenship.
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January 22, 2018
Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Caucus Chair (CHC) Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement after Republicans voted to pass a short-term spending bill and left town without addressing pressing issues:
"Americans are fed up that the Republican party, which controls the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate, cannot even meet its most basic responsibilities to pass a budget and keep the lights on, let alone address more complex issues. Republicans' insistence on governing from crisis to crisis is untenable and reckless.
"Instead of rising to the challenge and working across the aisle to support bipartisan solutions to Republican-created problems, the American people are once again counting down to another chaotic deadline.