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Congressional Asian Pacific
American Caucus
Welcome to the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) website.
Since its inception in 1994, CAPAC has continued its commitment to promote and secure
equal rights for not only Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), but all Americans
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CAPAC Secures Health Insurance for Children of Legal Immigrants in SCHIP Bill1/14/2009 Today, Rep. Mike Honda, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), was a key player in securing a major victory for America’s legal immigrants by ensuring that their children will now receive health insurance. The victory was part of H.R. 2, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization bill, passed today by the US House of Representatives. CAPAC Supports Fair Pay for All American Workers1/9/2009 Rep. Mike Honda, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement as the U.S. House of Representatives prepared to vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and The Fair Paycheck Act.
CAPAC Applauds President-elect Obama's Selection of Two Asian Americans to Cabinet Positions12/15/2008 Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) applauds President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of Dr. Steven Chu as his secretary of Energy. Dr. Chu and retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki, who was named as secretary of Veterans Affairs, are the two Asian Americans selected for cabinet-level positions by President-elect Obama. Rep. Mike Honda, chair of CAPAC, made the following statement upon his announcement: CAPAC Applauds Selection of Gen. Shinseki for Veterans Affairs12/8/2008 The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) applauds President-elect Obama’s selection of retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki as his secretary of Veterans Affairs, as well as his announcement of three Asian Americans to be appointed as senior White House staff: Peter Rouse, Chris Lu, and Tina Tchen.
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