The latest news relating to the political world as it impacts the US Latino community.
Members of the Congressional TriCaucus – comprised of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus – held a news conference today to introduce The Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 which outlines their priorities for healthcare reform—particularly the need to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities that [...]
By: Harry Reid As featured in the Miami Herald Some slivers of my past: A dust storm. A one-room schoolhouse. The teacher who gave me boxing gloves. This imagery might not evoke of the U.S. Senate, but it represents experiences that have shaped me as a person, and by consequence a U.S. senator. Abraham Lincoln’s [...]
As Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor continues her meet-and greets this week in Washington, Republicans are working hard to strengthen their case against the nominee by analyzing her responses to written questions and combing through her record as a lawyer and a judge. However, Senate Democrats remain confident that Sotomayor will be confirmed by a wide [...]
At a news conference on Thursday with Hispanic leaders to bolster support for Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court candidacy, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), said he wants to address comprehensive immigration reform, saying that a bill is “going to happen this session, but I want it this year, if at all possible.” Reid called it one [...]
Prominent conservative leaders are crazed looking for ways to bring down President Obama’s first nominee to the Supreme Court – Judge Sonia Sotomayor – who is the most experienced and best prepared jurist in 100 years. She also happens to be Latina. Newt Gingrich and conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh have called her a racist. Former [...]
As Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor continues her rounds on Capitol Hill, the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have yet to reach an agreement on the timetable for confirmation hearings.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is in Washington D.C. today on Capitol Hill. Sotomayor’s visit includes a series of meetings with key Senators integral to the confirmation process. Last week President Barack Obama announced Judge Sotomayor as his choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
