Democratic Members of the Senate Hold a News Conference On Latino Issues
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Democratic Members of the Senate Hold a News Conference On Latino Issues
SENATE DEMOCRATS HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON LATINO ISSUES
JANUARY 30, 2008SPEAKERS: SEN. HARRY REID, D-NEV., SENATE MAJORITY LEADERSEN. KEN SALAZAR, D-COLO.SEN. ROBERT MENENDEZ, D-N.J.[*] REID: Thank you very much, everyone, for being here before lunchtime. We are very happy to be here to talk about what we feel are contributions to expand and better the lives of people all over America, but especially those Hispanics.Speaking from my Nevada perspective, I've seen the face of Nevada change and one reason that we got the caucus there in the early mix is because Nevada is representative of the rest of our country.It's a good mix of union workers, some 15 percent. We have a burgeoning Hispanic population, about 30 percent. We have the fastest growing Asian-American population in America, and, of course, the African-American population is there very stable and strong.But I have seen the Hispanic population develop before my eyes in Nevada and it's happening that way all over the country, and it'...See the full content of this document
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