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February 14, 2012
President Obama’s budget for 2013 shows that his priorities are aligned with the needs of the Hispanic community and the CHC will continue to be ready to work with him.

January 25, 2012
Chairman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX 20) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ 7), chair of the CHC education task force, sent a letter this week to top federal education officials urging an investigation of whether an Arizona state law violates federal standards by targeting Tucson Unified School District’s successful Mexican-American Studies (MAS) program.

January 25, 2012
I‘m glad the president believes that we have a lot of work to do. Even though there has been consistent private sector job growth for the past 22 months, unemployment levels are simply unacceptable. With 11% of Hispanics left jobless in the wake of a housing crisis and financial meltdown, President Obama and Congress must do everything we can to jump start our economy and to avoid creating another legacy of boom-and-bust cycles.

January 10, 2012
There is no doubt that Ms. Muñoz’s experiences working with Congress and advocacy organizations across the country will prove to be a benefit to the president.

January 3, 2012
Mitt Romney's comments show that he is woefully under informed about the contributions of hardworking DREAMers and is out of touch with the policy realities of immigration reform.

December 23, 2011
"It is good news to see that if the American people speak out loudly, they can change the negative and unreasonable behavior as demonstrated by the House Republicans' opposition to the extension of the middle class tax cuts.”
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December 20, 2011
“I’d like to remind House Republicans that what we do in Congress has very real effects on American workers. Let’s stop this ridiculous bickering and let’s help American families.”
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December 12, 2011
Ambassador Aponte's confirmation could have served as an opportunity to demonstrate to the American people that partisan interest should not trump good policy.

December 8, 2011
“The CHC has had a great impact on amplifying the voice of Latinos in the halls of Congress and making sure that the needs of the Hispanic community are being addressed. It is both an honor and a responsibility to continue the legacy and advocacy that my father and the four other co-founders, Edward Roybal, Herman Badillo, Baltasar Corrada del Río and Kika de la Garza, established 35 years ago.”

December 6, 2011

Washington D.C.: Chairman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX 20) and members of theCongressional Hispanic Caucus released this statement following the press conference on the confirmation of Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte: