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Washington D.C. -- On May 7, 2013, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will hold a press conference to urge the Senate to confirm Thomas Perez as Secretary of Labor. Mr. Perez's nomination is scheduled to be voted on in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Wendesday, May 8.
What: Press conference to urge the confirmation of Thomas Perez as Secretary of Labor.
When: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm ET
Where: 234 Cannon House Office Building
Who:
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Rep. Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
Rep. Ben Ray Luján (NM-03)
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38)
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-1)
Rep. Tony Cardenas (CA-29)
Rep. Joe Garcia (FL-26)
Brent A. Wilkes, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda Vice-Chair and National Executive Director, League of United Latin American Citizens
Ron Blackburn-Moreno, President & CEO of the ASPIRA Associaton
Felix Sanchez, Chairman of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts
Yanira Cruz, President and CEO of the National Hispanic Council on Aging
Julian Martinez, Director of SER – Jobs for Progress National, Inc.
Zuraya Tapia, Hispanic National Bar Association representative to NHLA
Established in 1991, The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) brings together Hispanic leaders to establish policy priorities that address, and raise public awareness of, the major issues affecting the Latino community and the nation as a whole. For more information, please visit www.nationalhispanicleadership.org and follow @NHLAgenda.
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