Category Archives: Blog

13 Feb
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Members of Congress Push for Pension Audit as Part of Ongoing Oversight of Puerto Rican Fiscal Crisis

Puerto Rico has been in a long process to recover from deep financial and fiscal trouble cemented over years of overspending and other budget issues. The process for the U.S. territory is the result of federal legislation in 2016 called ...

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08 Nov
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Favorable FCC ruling in the Third Circuit will allow more media organizations to be successful

Earlier this year, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Federal Communications Commission on policy that would have modernized media regulations and widened the path for a successful industry that revolves around innovation. The result of the ruling ...

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20 Sep
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Lopez Discusses the Immigration Process and Border Security on Comcast Newsmakers

WATCH: HLF President Mario H. Lopez appears on a Comcast Newsmakers segment to discuss the legal immigration process.  Lopez makes the point that making legal immigration extraordinarily difficult has increased illegal immigration.  Streamlining and modernizing this process will help both ...

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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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06 Aug
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HHS Drug Importation Plan is Not the Right Remedy for Prescription Costs

The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced a “Safe Importation Action Plan” to address the high costs of prescription medicines. The proposed plan would set up a system which would channel drugs from Canada, outside of the scope ...

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21 Jun
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The Free Market Remains the Internet’s Strongest Ally

The internet continues to propel American small business, allowing for a terrific increase in economic opportunity across sectors.  This climate has developed because we have let a free market, ‘light touch’ approach that allows the internet to belong to the ...

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04 Jun
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Statement on U.S. House Bill Affecting Dreamers and those Under Temporary Protected Status

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Hispanic Leadership Fund has released the following statement regarding the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, immigration legislation scheduled for a floor vote today in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Just like the solid majorities of voters ...

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24 May
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New Study on Foreign Sugar Subsidies

As foreign suppliers jockey for position in the evolving global economy, it’s time for lawmakers to take a stand against a “hack” some countries have been using to give their sugar industries an unfair advantage over our own. A new ...

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