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CPC Vows to Avert Escalation with Iran After President Trump Decertifies Nuclear Deal
10/13/17Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) reacted to President Trump's declaration to decertify Iran's compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA), a deal that has successfully curtailed the country's nuclear program.
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CPC: Current Disaster Relief to Puerto Rico is Not Enough
10/13/17Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement regarding the ongoing relief efforts for Puerto Rico after yesterday's passage of a $36.5 billion disaster relief package in the House.
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CPC Health Taskforce Releases 2018 ACA Marketplace Improvements as Trump Continues Sabotage
10/12/17Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), CPC Healthcare Taskforce Chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and taskforce members today sent a letter to Congressional leadership, urging passage of policies to improve the Affordable Care Act marketplace for enrollees in 2018. The letter comes as President Trump signed an executive order further sabotaging the ACA by exempting "association" health plans from essential benefit requirements (such as coverage of maternity, mental health and autism benefits) and consumer protections. These plans will skew the risk pool by discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions and offering skimpier coverage, driving up premiums for everyone else.
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CPC Co-Chair Rep. Raul Grijalva: Bailing On the Paris Climate Deal Would Be a Huge Security Risk
6/28/17By Rep. Raul Grijalva and Michael Shank Published in Time The Trump Administration is poised to isolate itself f...
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CPC Vice Chair Rep. Keith Ellison: Three myths about the minimum wage
6/28/17All workers, whether they get tips or not, deserve $15 an hour.
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CPC Co-Chair Rep. Pocan: Trump may be helping to create a famine in Yemen. Congress could stop him.
5/23/17Originally Published in The Washington Post
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Urges FCC to Protect Net Neutrality
07/24/17The CPC submitted the following comments to the FCC regarding Net Neutrality:
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Progressive Caucus elects Wisconsin lawmaker as new leader
05/24/17Liberal Democrats on Tuesday elected Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) to replace Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) atop the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC).
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Progressive lawmakers lay out alternative infrastructure plan
05/24/17The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) will lay out its own infrastructure proposal this week, staking out a position ahead of a legislative debate over transportation that is expected to heat up later this year.
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