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15 Jun
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Reaction to President Obama’s Immigration Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Hispanic Leadership Fund today released the following statement from its President Mario H. Lopez in response to President Obama’s announcement that the Department of Homeland Security will place a low enforcement priority on certain individuals who were brought ...

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31 May
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Hispanics Need an All-Out Effort to Combat Obesity

With recent news that about 2.5 million Hispanic adults suffer from diabetes, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and community-based groups are expanding their efforts to reduce the burden of diabetes in the Latino community. Ultimately, progress against diabetes will also depend ...

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02 Apr
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Lopez Op-Ed: Washington’s Spending Insanity

HLF president Mario H. Lopez has an opinion essay in the Tampa Tribune touching on the recent debates over federal budgets and spending.  Lopez commends Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) for his budgetary efforts and commitment to curtail government overspending.  Lopez ...

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02 Apr
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A Media Food Scare that Costs Jobs, Increases Prices, and Risks Making Food Less Safe

There have been a slew of news stories recently, led by ABC News, concerning what they have repeatedly called “pink slime” that blend with a variety of packaged beef products. The reports have been typically sensationalistic and have driven a ...

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02 Apr
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Cuba’s “Highly Regarded” Health Care System

Recently, NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell was responsible for the latest round of Leftist propaganda praising the health care system in Cuba.  Her report even featured validation from a woman with a history or working for Castro propaganda outlets, who of ...

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28 Feb
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Urging the SEC Not to Sacrifice American Competitiveness

New Dodd-Frank rule threatens major American job-creating industries WASHINGTON, DC—The Hispanic Leadership Fund is urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to consider economic growth and international competitiveness when drafting rules and regulations for an important piece of the ...

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16 Feb
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Response to Harry Reid’s Smears of Sen. Rubio

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Hispanic Leadership Fund today released the following statement from its President Mario H. Lopez, in response to the most recent attacks on Senator Marco Rubio (FL) coming from Senator Harry Reid (NV): “It is hard to ...

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11 Jan
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Federal Court Set to Take Up Landmark Election Law Case

Federal Court Set to Take Up Landmark Election Law Case HLF Defends First Amendment Freedoms in Van Hollen v. Federal Election Commission WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following the United States District Court for the District of Columbia’s decision permitting the Hispanic Leadership Fund ...

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