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November 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), and to the Department of Defense (DOD) requesting a briefing on the status of the interagency Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative (IMMVI), which aims to assist noncitizen service members who were deported from the United States.


November 5, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Raul Ruiz M.D. (CA-36) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and rule for the Build Back Better Act (BBB):


November 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), led by Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA); the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led by Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA); and the House Small BusinessCommitee, led by Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) released a new report examining the state of Hispanic entrepreneurship and businesses ownership in the United States.


October 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and the CHC Chair Dr. Raul Ruiz released a statement on President Biden's Build Back Better Framework.


October 25, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) met with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur Mendoza Jaddou to discuss immigration matters including naturalization petitions, asylum modifications, and reducing barriers to legal immigration. She is the first woman, first Latina, and first daughter of immigrants to lead the agency.


October 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Raul Ruiz, M.D. released the following statement in observance of Latina Equal Pay Day, which raise awareness about the stark wage gap faced by Latina workers. For each dollar that their white male counterparts earn, Latinas are paid only 57 cents. Latinas face the largest wage gap among all racial and ethnic groups. It takes the average Latina 22 months to earn the same amount that an average white man earns in 12 months.


October 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On October 18, 2021, the U.S. Senate adopted the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC)-endorsed Hispanic Heritage Month Resolution (S.


October 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led by Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), and the U.S.


October 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, former Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Member Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small was confirmed by the Senate as Undersecretary of Rural Development at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Following the confirmation, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Raul Ruiz, M.D. released the following statement celebrating the confirmation:


October 5, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) met with Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro to discuss efforts to increase diversity among military leadership ranks. One in four active-duty Marines are of Hispanic origin. However, racial and ethnic minorities remain underrepresented in parts of the military, particularly at the highest levels of leadership.