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March, followed by press conference to call on GOP to drop filibuster threat
Washington D.C.—On May 15, 2013, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), CASA de Maryland, and NCLR (National Council of La Raza) will hold a march and press conference in support of confirming Thomas Perez as U.S. Secretary of Labor and calling on senators to cease their unwarranted attacks and filibuster threats against Mr. Perez.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is scheduled to vote on Mr. Perez’s nomination on Thursday, May 16, three weeks later than initially planned due to delays prompted by Republican senators.
Grassroots supporters of Tom Perez will join Latino leaders outside the St. Regis Hotel and march together to the headquarters of NCLR.
What:
March and rally for the confirmation of Thomas Perez as Secretary of Labor
When:
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
March starts at 2:00 p.m. ET with press conference to follow at 2:15 p.m. ET
Where:
March starts at 16th Street between I and K Streets, NW, Washington, DC
Press conference at NCLR Headquarters, 1126 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Who:
Janet Murguía, President and CEO, NCLR
Gustavo Torres, Executive Director, CASA de Maryland
Hector Sanchez, Chair of NHLA and Executive Director of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
Arturo Rodriguez, United Farm Workers
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
Established in 1991, The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) brings together Hispanic leaders to establish policy priorities that address, and raise public awareness of, the major issues affecting the Latino community and the nation as a whole. NHLA's "Confirm Tom" campaign is part of the coalition's Latino Appointments Program that is dedicated to identifying and supporting Latino candidates pursuing political and career positions in the federal government. For more information, please visit www.nationalhispanicleadership.org and follow @NHLAgenda.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
NCLR | Julian Teixeira | jteixeira@nclr.org | (202) 776-1812 |
CASA de Maryland | Kimberley Propeack| kpropeack@casamd.org | (301) 379-7461 |
NHLA | Melody Gonzales | melody@nationalhispanicleadership.org | (202) 508-6917 |