[Latinos in Hollywood]
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez: “This study, unfortunately, confirms that to this day, Latinos remain disproportionately underrepresented in Hollywood both behind and in front of the camera.”
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AFT PRESIDENT RANDI WEINGARTEN: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S NEW FLORES RULE “CRUEL”
[Immigration News]
AFT’s Weingarten: “In another cruel move, the Trump administration has chosen to once again target immigrant children, making it easier to hold them in detention indefinitely and under inhabitable conditions. The White House’s goal is quite clear: to prevent anyone from majority nonwhite countries from seeking refuge and asylum in the United States.”
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ARTEX PRODUCTIONS AND BRADY ORGANIZATION RELEASE “MORNING ROUTINE” VIDEO ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE
[Gun Control]
Artex Productions’ Tim Warren: “We hope Morning Routine evokes a powerful, gut-level reaction in each viewer, one that spurs them to take tangible political action.”
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CBC, PELOSI DENOUNCE ISRAEL’S BARRING OF OMAR AND TLAIB TO PLEASE RACIST TRUMP
[Middle East News]
Congressional Black Caucus: “The Israeli government should immediately reverse this shortsighted decision to deny Members of Congress entry into Israel. Allies are supposed to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.”
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SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS AND REPRESENTATIVE ELIJAH CUMMINGS INVESTIGATING THREE DRUG COMPANIES FOR PRICE-FIXING
[Healthcare]
Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Elijah Cummings to three drug companies: “Not only did your company’s apparent obstruction undermine our investigation, but it may have caused further harm to patients and health care providers by delaying the discovery of evidence about the companies’ price-fixing.”
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CONGRESSIONAL TRI-CAUCUS RELEASES STATEMENT LINKING TRUMP’S RACIST RHETORIC TO RISE IN DOMESTIC TERRORISM
[Congressional Black Caucus]
Congressional Tri-Caucus: “Although President Trump called the most recent shootings ‘acts of domestic terrorism,’ the Tri-Caucus cannot ignore the role President Trump’s rhetoric has played in fanning the flames of division and racism. Since taking office, the President has emboldened white supremacy through his hateful rhetoric and constant attacks on minority communities.”
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SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER AND REP. PETER KING MAKE BIPARTISAN PLEA FOR NEW GUN CONTROL MEASURES
[Gun Control News]
New York Senator Chuck Schumer and Rep. Peter King this week made a bipartisan plea to enact new gun control measures after the massacres in El Paso and Dayton.
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES: CONGRESS MUST ADDRESS OPIOID ADDICTION WITH NEW LEGISLATION
[Congressional News]
NY Attorney General Letitia James: “Opioids are devastating communities across the country, and we have a duty to do all we can to protect Americans from this epidemic.”
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LEADING AUTHORS AND ACADEMICS DELIVER OPEN LETTER CALLING ON CONGRESS TO ADDRESS BORDER CRISIS
[Immigration News]
Leading authors, academics, poets send open letter to Congress asking them to address ” the inhumane conditions in detention centers for asylum seekers at our southern border.”
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