WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on President Trump’s expected declaration of a “national emergency” on the southern border.
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the confirmation of William Barr as U.S. Attorney General:
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the Senate Rules Committee party-line advancement of a proposal to reduce post-cloture debate time on nominees:
WASHINGTON – Today, 46 civil society organizations sent a letter to Congress calling on legislators to protect civil rights, equity, and equal opportunity in the digital ecosystem.
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, welcome Dionna Humphrey and Lindsey Montague to the staff.
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the advancement of 44 judicial nominees and Attorney General nominee William Barr to the Senate floor:
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor today on “Gradually Raising the Minimum Wage to $15: Good for Workers, Good for Businesses, and Good for the Economy.”
WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement after the introduction of the Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy (IDEA) Act by Senator Brian Schatz. Similar legislation – H.R. 732 – was introduced in the House of Representatives last month:
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