Latino Legislator of the Week – Congressman John Salazar preserving...
This week’s Latino legislator of the week is is Representative John Salazar (D-CO) who is proposing legislation with Congressman Mark Udall (D-CO) and his brother Ken Salazar (D-CO) in the Senate to...
View ArticleWrap up post — The Latinos in Congress this week!
Meet the new Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Nydia Velazquez from NY’s 12th Congressional District. She replaced “Working Joe” Baca as the chair of this ‘oh so influential’...
View ArticleDec 18 update on Latino Appointments in the Obama Administration
Seneca penned a comprehensive update on Latino appointments in the Obama administration last night with lots of detail, but today we learned that Congresswoman Hilda Solis (D-CA) has been nominated for...
View ArticleWill the Congressional Hispanic Caucus stand in solidarity with working...
Times are certainly tough, and while the President signed the stimulus bill into law yesterday, we certainly have an uphill battle to climb in terms of employment and holding onto existing jobs....
View ArticleSeneca: Latinos and the Current Ship of State
President Obama has entered office and confirmed that the nation faces its greatest economic challenge since the 1930′s Great Depression. The menacing economic syndrome of deflation is rearing its ugly...
View ArticleSpeculation about Secretary Salazar & Colorado Governor’s Race
Today Colorado Governor Bill Ritter announced that he won’t seek a second term in the rocky mountain state. Given that announcement, there has been much speculation that Secretary of the Interior Ken...
View ArticleSeneca: Latinos and The Federal Reserve
The only other agency of the federal government where Latinos have not become commonly employed nor have an appointed presence on the governing boards besides the intelligence community is the Federal...
View ArticleAnother One Bites the Dust – Rep. Solomon Ortiz Concedes
It has been a rough election cycle for many of the moderate to conservative Democrats in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus with members such as John Salazar and Ciro Rodriguez losing their seats....
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