Tag Archives: Congressional Progressive Caucus

House Progressives Leader Apologizes For Israel Comments

Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat and the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, apologized Sunday for saying at a progressive activist conference a day prior that Israel is “a racist state.” Jayapal’s impromptu response to pro-Palestine protesters at the Netroots Nation conference in Chicago …

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House Progressive Caucus Withdraws Ukraine Letter

Pramila Jayapal

The House Congressional Progressive Caucus formally withdrew a letter Tuesday that had been sent the day before requesting President Joe Biden seek direct negotiations with Russia over the war in Ukraine. The letter, which 30 House Democrats signed, urged Biden “to pair the military and economic support the United States …

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