Category Archives: Small Business

09 Aug
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HLF in the Media: Radio Interview, Orlando. STEP Act, Other Topics

Below is a recent radio interview from the Matt Buff Radio Show in Orlando.  Matt asks HLF president Mario H. Lopez about the role of HLF, communicating to audiences of recent immigrants and its relation to policy, and the recently ...

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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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29 Oct
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New Legislation Aims to Strengthen Retirement Plan and Savings

The Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives recently announced the introduction of a bill that sets to increase options and flexibility for participants in defined contribution plans like 401(k)s and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).  The “Securing ...

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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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20 Dec
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Statement on Final Passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Hispanic Leadership Fund president Mario H. Lopez issued the following statement following final passage of the GOP tax reform bill in Congress: “The Hispanic Leadership Fund applauds today’s historic vote in Congress providing a much needed reform of our ...

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02 Dec
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Statement on Passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Hispanic Leadership Fund president Mario H. Lopez issued the following statement following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the U.S. Senate: “The Hispanic Leadership Fund applauds Senators who have committed to much needed reform of our tax ...

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16 Nov
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Statement on Passage of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in U.S. House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Hispanic Leadership Fund president Mario H. Lopez issued the following statement following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the U.S. House of Representatives: “The Hispanic Leadership Fund applauds Members of Congress who have taken an important ...

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