Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights
The Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights Task Force works to protect the civil rights, housing and voting rights of the Latino community. The task force oversees issues such as the Voting Rights Act, hate crimes, and housing fairness.
Members:
Rep. José Serrano, Co-Chair
Rep. Norma Torres, Co-Chair
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
More on Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights
Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15): "President Obama is making a great choice in his nomination of Thomas Perez as Secretary of Labor. Tom has been a constant and vigilant advocate for civil rights and brings to the President's cabinet years of experience building consensus. The CHC met with Tom many times to discuss the importance of the Voting Rights Act for communities of color and we were consistently impressed with his dedication to preserving the rights of every voter. His experience overseeing a number of important investigations into worker discrimination will certainly carry over to his cabinet position and will serve the president and the American public well.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15):
"Arbitrary cuts in sequestration threaten thousands of jobs and the economic security of the middle class and the Hispanic community.
"If these cuts go through, our ability to teach children the skills they’ll need for the future will be at risk. 70,000 young children would be kicked off Head Start, including 25,000 young Latino children. With 37% of Hispanic students attending a high-poverty public school, these arbitrary cuts would eliminate extra help in reading and math for 1.2 million children.
Washington D.C.: Chairman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX 20) released this statement after Congressional Black Caucus unanimously elected Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11) to serve as Chair during the 113th Congress.
The Caucus also elected G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) to serve as First Vice Chair, Yvette Clarke (NY-11) as Second Vice Chair, Rep. André Carson (IN-07) as Secretary and Rep. Karen Bass (CA-33) as Whip.
"The CBC has a rich history of exceptional chairs and Marcia Fudge will be a great addition to this legacy. Congresswoman Fudge will bring her extensive experience serving Ohio and as an advocate for the most vulnerable in our communities to continue pushing towards the CBC’s legislative goals. I look forward to opportunities that I can work with her and the CBC Executive Board to make the American dream accessible to all Americans."
Washington D.C.: Chairman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX 20) released the following statement regarding Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser’s response to criticism by National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts Chairman Felix Sanchez. Mr. Sanchez has been working to increase the number of Hispanics recognized by the Kennedy Center Honors.
“Mr. Kaiser’s language was a shocking, intemperate and inappropriate response to a genuine request by Mr. Sanchez, who was merely pointing out a concern, shared by many, about the lack of Hispanic award recipients.
It shows a profound disrespect for Mr. Sanchez and makes it more difficult to come to an understanding about including Latinos in one of our country’s highest cultural honors. This issue merits a civil and professional response, which we continue to await.”