Today there was a pretty informative piece in Roll Call about Loretta Sanchez’s role in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. It looks like some members of the CHC are weighing whether to invite Loretta Sanchez back into the caucus after the much publicized fight with former caucus Chair Joe Baca. If you remember, Sanchez accused Congressman [...]

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This morning I read two short commentaries about Hilda Solis’s confirmation troubles. I don’t have much to add other than I hope that she crosses the hurdle and is sworn in soon. Courtesy of the HuffPo and Mario Solis-Marich, you can learn more here, or you can read an even shorter explanation at feministing. More importantly, [...]

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One of my favorite Latino Congressional Representatives, Raul Grijalva, from the Grand Canyon State, is back in the news. A few days ago, he introduced legislation to stop the mining of uranium and other minerals on 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon Park. Currently, there is mining exploration going on in both the North [...]

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This will be a short post, but I thought that I would share some of the things that we have been reading and contemplating for future blogging. Calls for immigration reform under Obama - Looks like the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has already sent a letter to President Obama to request a meeting to discuss the issue. [...]

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As President Obama places his hand on Lincoln’s Bible to be sworn as the 44th President of The United States, history is clearly being made: it is the first African-American to occupy the office. In fact there has been no Jew, Italian, Frenchman, Southern or Eastern European descendant or Latino elected President of the U.S. The [...]

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I want to note that on Wednesday of this week, the House of Representatives voted to reauthorize SCHIP, which would add more children to government subsidized health insurance. This health care coverage assists children from working families whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. Also worth noting is that the version of this [...]

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Earlier this morning I read this inspiring story about Lt. Col. Jaime Martinez, who recently completed treatment for a rare cancer. Lt. Col. Martinez will command The Old Guard, the Army’s oldest infantry regiment, during the inauguration festivities. He will be tasked with saluting the departing president and welcoming the new commander in chief Barack [...]

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Yesterday Rep. Baca responded to the allegations of the Wall Street Journal article, which was referenced in the blog post below. I particularly want to note this part of his letter: “I have hosted numerous workshops in the community to help better educate area residents on the mortgage options available to them. Last Congress, I [...]

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