WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Hispanic Leadership Fund today applauded Congressional action intended to delay recently revised school lunch standards developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, especially in regards to a proposed reduction in salt consumption. “Once again, federal regulators ...
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Hispanic Leadership Fund President Mario H. Lopez takes a look at President Obama’s latest “deficit reduction” proposal. Is it really as balanced as the President claims? The White House announcement of the plan heralded “net savings of more than $3 ...
Read MoreThe Huffington Post ran an op-ed piece yesterday by HLF President Mario H. Lopez comparing Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina. Lopez discusses two issues: immigration and the current water crisis in California Central Valley, to show that Boxer has taken ...
Read MoreToday is Cost of Government Day. The average American worker has spent every day from January 1 until today working exclusively to earn enough to pay for his/her share of government and regulation at every level–local, state and federal.
Read MoreHLF President Mario H. Lopez has an op-ed in today’s Rio Grande Guardian () discussing the issue of “Net Neutrality” and the harmful impact such regulations would have on the Latino community. You can read the piece below or at ...
Read MoreThe Hispanic Leadership Fund sent a second letter to lawmakers today objecting to provisions in the current health care bill that negatively target minority communities. The current legislation will have a disproportionately negative impact on low-income minority groups and will ...
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