Senate confirms Tom Perez

Senate Confirms Tom Perez
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The U.S. Senate finally voted last week to confirm Tom Perez to be the Associate Attorney General for Civil Rights. The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) led a strong effort calling upon Senators Harry Reid (D) and Mitch McConnell (R), the Democratic and Republican leaders, respectively, to move on his confirmation.

NHLA is a coalition of 30 national and regional organizations that has been working closely with the Obama administration to identify and recommend highly qualified Latinos for presidential appointments. NHLA has also submitted an agenda to the administration on public policy issues pertaining to education, health, employment, immigration, civil rights, economic empowerment, and government accountability.