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Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) adopted a set of education principles for the 114th Congress. Tomorrow, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives will take a final vote on H.R. 5, legislation that would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
Washington, DC – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Education Task Force Co-Chairs Congressman Rubén Hinojosa and Congressman Raúl Grijalva released the following statements on the U.S. Department of Education's data released today. The data finds that under the House Republican Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, school districts with the highest concentration of Latino students could lose more than $1.9 billion in federal funding. The Republican ESEA reauthorization bill is scheduled to be voted in the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – CHC Chairwoman Linda Sánchez released the following statement on the White House's announcement that it will be moving forward to seek a stay of the district court's preliminary injunction order.
Washington, D.C. – CHC Chairwoman Linda Sánchez released the following statement on the White House's announcement that it will be moving forward to seek a stay of the district court's preliminary injunction order.
Washington, D.C. – CHC Chairwoman Linda Sánchez released the following statement on the State of Texas v. United States of America preliminary ruling.
"The immigration executive actions announced last November were critically important and expected to provide administrative relief to 5 million families. These actions were announced amid continued House Republican efforts to block action on legislation that would reform our nation's broken immigration system.
Washington, DC- Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) held a press conference on the upcoming implementation rollout of the President's immigration executive actions. The DACA expansion program is one of the major initiatives announced by President Obama last November, and enrollment for the program begins next Wednesday, February 18th.
Washington, DC- Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairwoman Linda Sánchez released the following video in honor of Black Heritage Month.
FULL REMARKS
Hello, I'm Linda Sánchez, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Every February, we as a nation come together to celebrate Black History Month and recognize the contributions of the African American community.
From the arts, to math and sciences, and all the way to the White House, African Americans continue to pave the way in high-profile leadership positions.
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Linda Sánchez released the following statement on the President's budget for Fiscal Year 2016:
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Linda Sánchez released the following statement following today's vote on H.R. 240:
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Linda Sánchez released the following statement congratulating Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard on her election as the first Latina to serve as Ranking Member of a House Appropriations subcommittee.
