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House Committee Advances Child Nutrition Legislation

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor advanced the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R.

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  • Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor advanced the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R.
  • This comprehensive reauthorization of federal child nutrition programs includes vital provisions to expand plant-based school meals and increase equity by removing barriers that prevent children from accessing nondairy milk.
  • The Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act now advances for further consideration by the House of Representatives.
  • This visionary legislation recognizes the importance of investing in the health of our children and the planet they will inherit.

Honduras Government Reiterated to Speaker Pelosi its Commitment to Continue Firmly the War Against Transnational Crime, and Improving Living Conditions to Reduce Poverty and Migration

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Saturday, August 10, 2019
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Honduras Foreign Minister had the opportunity to thank the congressional delegation for the Law Initiative American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, approved in early June in the House of Representatives, which currently is at the U.S. Senate waiting to be debated and voted on.

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  • Honduras Foreign Minister had the opportunity to thank the congressional delegation for the Law Initiative American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, approved in early June in the House of Representatives, which currently is at the U.S. Senate waiting to be debated and voted on.
  • Rep. Nydia Velsquez, one of the leaders in the House of Representatives that led the bill, who was part of the delegation, reiterated their commitment to continue to work to see the law approved in the U.S. Senate.
  • The law would give the TPS, DACA and DED beneficiaries the legal rights to become U.S. residents and U.S. citizens.
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Jewish and Latino Leaders in New York Mobilize for Puerto Rico

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Friday, April 27, 2018
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NEW YORK, April 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC New York's Latino-Jewish Coalition, in partnership with AJC's Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs, held an advocacy training for leaders of the Puerto Rican and Jewish communities.

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  • NEW YORK, April 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC New York's Latino-Jewish Coalition, in partnership with AJC's Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs, held an advocacy training for leaders of the Puerto Rican and Jewish communities.
  • "Maria's devastation caused a humanitarian crisis of historic proportions for 3.3 million of our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico," said Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez.
  • A group of prominent Jewish and Latino leaders, convened by AJC, will travel to Puerto Rico May 2-5 on a solidarity and fact-finding mission.
  • Upon their return to the mainland, participants will step up efforts to ensure that Puerto Rico remains a priority issue on the national agenda.