Tags: "jobs"

16 Aug
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Ensuring a Free Market for Sugar

We’ve weighed in on the massive distortions in the international sugar market before, with an eye on finding the best, most reasonable way to eliminate the tariffs and subsidies that government impose to artificially prop up industries. Sugar as a ...

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02 Aug
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Senate Labor Panel Hearing Again Shows Dangers of PRO Act

Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. See our previous post on this, as well as an op-ed from HLF’s president. The ...

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26 Jun
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Rhode Island Considers Beverage Taxes

As Rhode Island becomes the latest jurisdiction to consider beverage taxes, HLF’s president recently appeared on the In the Dugout podcast to shed light on why beverage taxes are a bad idea. Taxing underserved communities and threatening small businesses is ...

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12 Apr
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The PRO Act Hurts Workers by Limiting their Job Opportunities

The Biden Administration recently released its $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, the American Jobs Plan, which includes the text of the Protecting the Right To Organize (PRO) Act of 2021.  Designed to increase the power and influence of union bosses, the ...

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18 Sep
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Foreign “Sugar Dumps” Continue to Hurt Our Economy

It is easy for most Americans to not fully realize the effects of the sugar market on our economy. Sugar is an essential component to our agriculture industry that involves jobs, revenues, and affects the price of many other products. ...

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01 Nov
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HLF’s Political Action Committee Endorses U.S. Sen Dean Heller from Nevada

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Hispanic Leadership Fund’s Political Action Committee (PAC) today announced the endorsement of U.S. Sen Dean Heller (R-NV) for reelection. “Sen. Heller has been a strong advocate for policies that create economic opportunity for Nevada families,” said HLF President ...

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22 Aug
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HLF’s Political Action Committee Endorses Florida Gov. Rick Scott for U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Hispanic Leadership Fund’s Political Action Committee (PAC) today announced the endorsement of Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) for election to the U.S. Senate. “Rick Scott has had a keen eye on what works for Florida from day one,” said ...

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05 Mar
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Response to Administration Announcement of Planned Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Hispanic Leadership Fund President Mario H. Lopez issued the following statement following the Trump Administration’s announcement of forthcoming massive tariffs on steel and aluminum imports: “Over the last year we have seen substantial progress on pro-growth economic policies that ...

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