Category Archives: News Releases

02 Jul
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NEWS RELEASE: Administration Moves To Potentially Ban 7-OH

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a statement declaring its intent to classify 7-hydroxymitragynine (commonly referred to as “7-OH”) as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. An organic compound derived from the kratom plant, ...

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30 Jun
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Statement On Supreme Court Ruling in 14th Amendment Case

WASHINGTON, DC – The Hispanic Leadership Fund today issued a statement from its president Mario H Lopez regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Barbara: “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a victory for the Constitution, for originalist jurisprudence, and ...

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22 Jul
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HLF Cautions Against SNAP Restrictions Targeting Consumer Choice

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Hispanic Leadership Fund released an issue brief diving into the unintended consequences of limiting food choices under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and how proposed legislation and pilot programs would harm households facing economic ...

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20 May
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Free Market Organizations Call on Agriculture Leadership to Promote Freedom and Consumer Choice, Not Government Restrictions

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a coalition effort of 13 limited-government and free-market organizations, led by the Hispanic Leadership Fund, sent a letter to House and Senate Agriculture leaders in advance of Farm Bill discussions later this month, objecting to any ...

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14 Nov
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HLF Launches Multi-State Bilingual Digital Audio Ad Campaign Encouraging U.S. Senators to Support Reducing Credit Card Swipe Fees

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Hispanic Leadership Fund (HLF), a public policy advocacy organization that promotes liberty, opportunity, and prosperity, launched a bilingual streaming radio advertising campaign in multiple states encouraging constituents to contact U.S. Senators in support of the ...

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27 Sep
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Statement on Misguided “Gainful Education” Rule that Will Limit Student Options in Higher Education

The Hispanic Leadership Fund today issued a statement regarding the Department of Education’s announcement finalizing its “Gainful Employment Rule.”  Today’s newly-minted rule clocks in at 1,000-pages of flawed regulations that will directly harm students.  HLF submitted a filing during the ...

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01 Jul
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Statement on Victory in U.S. Supreme Court, Decision Protecting First Amendment

The Hispanic Leadership Fund today issued a statement regarding today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling protecting First Amendment rights by finding that a California law attacking freedom of association was unconstitutional on its face.  The Supreme Court held by a 6-3 ...

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06 Jan
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Statement About Attack on U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON, DC – The Hispanic Leadership Fund (HLF), today released a statement from is president Mario H. Lopez regarding the breach at the U.S. Capitol building and the violent siege conducted by a large mob as Congress attempts to fulfill ...

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