Rep. Grace Meng to lead congressional Asian caucus, changing long time chair Judy Chu
WASHINGTON-- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., was all chosen Wednesday as the brand-new chairwoman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, prospering Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., who has actually held the post for more than a lots years.Meng, who has actually served in Congress because 2013, ran unopposed to change Chu as chair of the caucus, referred to as CAPAC, in the brand-new Congress that begins in January.Meng is CAPAC's "very first vice chair, so essentially she has actually been put in a position to be able to take control of, and I believe she'll do a fantastic task," Chu stated in an interview with NBC News.CAPAC is the tiniest of the Tri-Caucus, the 3 minority caucuses that likewise consist of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. It has actually...