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WASHINGTON – Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to the Government Accountability Office’s report concluding that the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Database may shut down by next December due to the lack of participation by local law enforcement agencies:
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund announced today that Meeta Anand will be joining the organizations as Senior Program Director for Census & Data Equity, Yterenickia Bell as Senior Advisor, Voting Rights, and Sarah Edwards as Editorial Director.
WASHINGTON – Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the passing of Senator Bob Dole, who The Leadership Conference honored in 2015 with the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award:
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats must prioritize passage of the Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act as soon as possible and delay recess if necessary to do it, a coalition of more than 200 groups representing tens of millions of Americans said today in a letter to the Senate.
House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on President Biden’s Proposal to Permanently Classify Fentanyl-Related Substances at Schedule I Leaves Out Expert Voices
WASHINGTON – Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Dale Ho to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Sarah Geraghty to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and Victoria Calvert to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia:
WASHINGTON— Jesselyn McCurdy, executive vice president for government affairs at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement in response to the jury’s conviction of William Bryan and Travis and Gregory McMichaels in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery:
WASHINGTON – Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376:
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