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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) delivered the following remarks as part of an effort to force a vote on the Dream Act. If successful, the bi-partisan Dream Act would have been immediately brought up to the floor for a vote.

Washington D.C. – Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) issued the following statement after President Trump called on Congress to end the Diversity Visa program:

"We must take swift and decisive action to bring the perpetrator of this heinous attack to justice. But the President is exploiting a national tragedy to further his anti-immigrant agenda and once again divide our nation. The President's knee-jerk reaction is irresponsible and reckless and does not address the growing threat of home-grown terrorism. It goes against our values to hastily terminate a program that has allowed more than 1.25 million people to pursue the American dream. It is shameful to wrongfully build suspicion around people who immigrated here legally and are contributing to our country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham and CHC Health Task Force Chair Raul Ruiz (CA-36) sent a follow-up letter to Acting Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Eric D. Hargan. The letter calls on the Acting Secretary to address the lack of outreach to Latinos in preparation for the Open Enrollment period, request an urgent meeting, and offer recommendations to ensure a successful enrollment process, which starts on November 1^st.

As Members write in the letter, "While this urgent meeting request is processed and scheduled, we also want to provide you the following recommendations to support the successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the upcoming Open Enrollment period.

Washington D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement to mark the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated each year from the 15th of September until the 15th of October:

"This Hispanic Heritage Month, President Trump and his administration marked the occasion by continuing to impose an anti-immigrant and un-American agenda on the nation, insulting and shaming Americans facing a humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, sabotaging the health care of millions, and supporting a tax plan that is a multi-trillion dollar giveaway to the wealthiest, at the expense of middle class and working Americans. The President's irresponsible and reckless actions and policies jeopardize the hard-earned gains of the Hispanic community.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) and CHC First Vice-Chair Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20) sent a letter to 32 top tech companies to ask for critical diversity metrics.

As Members write in the letter, "we write to express our strong concern regarding efforts by tech and "gig economy" companies to hire qualified Hispanics both internally, as full-time employees, and externally as professional services vendors and consultants, as well as the amount of partnership and philanthropic spending that you allocate to Hispanic-serving and Hispanic-led institutions."

The Members cited the fact that the tech sector employs 7 million people in the U.S. and accounts for more than $1.3 trillion in economic activity in the nation's economy.

Washington D.C. – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement today on President Trump's tweet threatening to pull back the federal disaster response from Puerto Rico as they recover from a humanitarian crisis:

"The President is failing to live up to his responsibility to the American people. His suggestion that we will cut and run on our fellow Americans is disgraceful.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Joint Economic Committee Democrats and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus today released a fact sheet on the "Economic State of the Latino Community in America." The fact sheet outlines the latest statistics on the economic well-being of the nation's Latino community, including population, employment, and earnings statistics, and other key indicators.

Latinos continue to be one of the fastest growing minority groups in the United States, and account for a combined $1.3 trillion in economic activity. Latinos are also more likely than the general population to become entrepreneurs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement after the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt's announced that the Trump administration intends to repeal the Clean Power Plan, putting our environment, health, economy, and national security at risk:

"The Trump administration's repeal of the Clean Power Plan without any plan to reduce carbon pollution and fight climate change is egregiously irresponsible and will have severe consequences for the health and well-being of our communities and planet. This is especially concerning as we increasingly see the devastating health and economic costs of severe droughts, wildfires, and hurricanes.