The Board of Directors of The Latino Coalition (TLC) today urged Senate leaders to quickly and decisively confirm Judge Alberto Gonzales as the next U.S. attorney general.
"The time for partisan posturing is over. We need a quick and decisive vote to confirm the nomination of Judge Alberto Gonzales as the next U.S. attorney general," said TLC President Robert Deposada. "The judge has unquestionable ethical standards, unique qualifications, and a remarkable and proud record of public service.
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"He also will bring a unique perspective and human experience understood only by those whose families have migrated to a foreign land with little resources and not knowing the language. So why are Democratic leaders dragging their feet and trying to hold back this excellent nominee? There's only one answer: partisan politics. This attitude cost Democrats dearly in the last election, and unless they wake up, it can only get worse."
Judge Gonzales has been endorsed by every major Latino organization in this country, including the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), National Hispanic Bar Association, The Latino Coalition, National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO), National Council of La Raza (NCLR), League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC), National Association of Hispanic Publishers, National Association of Hispanic Firefighters, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Business Roundtable, MANA, A National Latina Organization, and the New American Alliance, among others.
Aside from the political posturing, another sad chapter in this nomination is the refusal of the highly partisan and ineffective Congressional Hispanic Caucus to join every major national Hispanic organization and endorse the Gonzales nomination. "Their partisan egos have been bruised because he did not meet with them this year, and once again they put partisan politics over the community they are supposed to represent," Deposada added.
"On this one, they truly stand alone, and that's because Hispanic leaders are tired of the old partisan games. They need to wake up and start putting the interest of the community over their selfish partisan needs. Their party bosses cannot be more important than their community."
The Latino Coalition is a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Washington, D.C. TLC was established to address policy issues that directly affect the well-being of Hispanics in the United States.
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