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WASHINGTON, DC —Today, the Leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus(CHC), issued the following statement in response to recent suggestions that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor should retire:

“Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first, and still only, Latina to sit on the United States Supreme Court and has proven to be a brilliant jurist, tough questioner, and fair arbiter of the rule of law throughout her tenure on the Court. She has played a part in some of the most impactful rulings in recent American jurisprudence, many of which have protected or expanded critical rights and programs that progressive lawmakers and advocates have fought for and celebrated. We look forward to her continued service on the Court.”

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced that migrants who apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and cannot afford to pay the filing or biometric service fees, may be eligible for waivers: 

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44), issued a statement on behalf of the Members of the CHC in response to the news of Representative Raúl Grijalva's cancer diagnosis:

WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), issued the following statement on behalf of the Members of the CHC: 

“Today we honor the lives of the construction workers who passed away as a result of the Baltimore Bridge collapse. Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, Miguel Luna, Jose Mynor Lopez, and Carlos Hernández, who lost their lives while working on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, were everyday heroes. 

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44) issued a response to the announcement that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will establish revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (SPD 15) in hopes to improve how the federal government collects information about race and ethnicity in the upcoming census: 

“The updates to SPD 15 are a positive step forward to help ensure that Americans, including the Latino community, are more accurately represented in federal data reports. Specifically, these updates will also allow Latinos to specify if they identify with more than one Hispanic subgroup. 

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) issued a joint statement with CHC Texas border Members Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) in response to the 5th Circuit’s ruling late last night to once again block the implementation of SB 4, Texas anti-immigrant law:

“The recent ruling by the appeals court to once again block SB 4’s implementation is a brief sigh of relief for Texas’ communities, especially for Black and Brown communities across the state. This ruling, which comes hours after the Supreme Court majority decision allowed Texas to move forward with SB 4, helps avoid more chaos and confusion,” said the Members. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Nanette Barragán and Vice Chair of Policy Darren Soto hosted a roundtable on housing with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations Dr. Kimberly A. McClain, members of House Democratic leadership, CHC members, and community stakeholders from various parts of the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC),Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) responded to a federal judge’s ruling last week that the Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) presumptions for race and ethnicity are unconstitutional. This decision prevents the MBDA from being able to consider an applicant’s race or ethnicity in determining eligibility for their programs.