Tags: "law"

26 Apr
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HLF Calls for Congressional Investigation into Questionable Activity by Puerto Rico Oversight Board Member

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today the Hispanic Leadership Fund President Mario H. Lopez released a letter to key members of Congress and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling for an investigation into strong indications of conflicts of interest and ethical violations by Puerto ...

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06 Mar
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HLF-Led Coalition Requests Stronger Congressional Oversight to Get Puerto Rico on the Road to Financial Recovery

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today the Hispanic Leadership Fund President Mario H. Lopez and nine other signatories from free market organizations sent a letter to key members of Congress, calling for a hearing on the lack of progress made by the Puerto Rico ...

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13 Dec
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Hispanic Leadership Fund Calls on Congress to Drop Puerto Rico Tax Hikes from Tax Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today the Hispanic Leadership Fund sent letters to House and Senate leadership, as well as conferees working on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, calling for the removal of a new tax on certain businesses operating in Puerto Rico. ...

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07 Nov
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Statement on FCC Plan to Update Local Media Ownership Rules

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Hispanic Leadership Fund President Mario H. Lopez issued the following statement in response to a recent announcement from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai regarding the agency’s plan to vote on updating outdated media ownership rules: “The Hispanic Leadership ...

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02 Nov
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Statement of the Release of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Hispanic Leadership Fund, issued the following statement from its President Mario H. Lopez, in response to today’s release of the tax reform bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: “We ...

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02 Oct
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Statement on Gubernatorial Candidate Ed Gillespie’s Healthcare Plan for Virginia

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Mario H. Lopez, president of the Hispanic Leadership Fund, issued the following statement in response to the recent healthcare proposal released by Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie: “In the Commonwealth, health care premiums and costs have skyrocketed while coverage ...

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25 Sep
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Response to the Introduction of the SUCCEED Act in the U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Hispanic Leadership Fund President Mario H. Lopez issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the SUCCEED Act in the U.S. Senate, a bill that if enacted into law, would establish an earned path to legal status for ...

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13 Sep
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HLF Letter to Department of Labor Expressing Concern on “Fiduciary Rule”

This week HLF sent a letter to Secretary Alexander Acosta regarding the department’s pending so-called “Fiduciary Rule,” which was initiated late in the Obama Administration.  Text of the letter is below:   September 12, 2017 [address]   Dear Secretary Acosta: ...

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