joining us from los angeles is arturo vargas, the ceo of the national association of latino elected and appointed visuals edge -- and appointed officials educational fund. about yourviewers organization, its purpose and what it does. guest: our organization was established in 1975. he was a pioneer in american politics and latino politics. the cdc campus is named after him because of his leadership in helping ensure this country had policies.health our mission is to promote the full participation of latinos in american democracy. we are a membership organization, but also a nonprofit organization that works every day to strengthen american democracy, by making surely tino's fully participate. -- sure latinos fully participate. host: i'm sure you are keeping an eye on the decision by the president when it comes to the senses. remind the decision and the response your organization has. guest: we are laser focused and making sure this country has a fair and accurate 2020 senses. unfortunately the administration has been taking a number of steps over the last 3.5 years that has really under

and national association of latino officials act unction education fund ceo talks about what's important voters also americans prosperity about campaign 2020. marcy spans "washington journal" live. be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. >> earlier today house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer held a news conference to discuss negotiations between congress and president trump on additional economic aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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joining us from los angeles is arturo vargas, the ceo of the national association of latino elected and appointed visuals edge -- and appointed officials educational fund. about yourviewers organization, its purpose and what it does. guest: our organization was established in 1975. he was a pioneer in american politics and latino politics. the cdc campus is named after him because of his leadership in

and national association of latino officials act unction education fund ceo talks about what's important to latino voters also americans prosperity about campaign 2020. marcy spans "washington journal" live. be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. >> earlier today house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer held a news conference to discuss negotiations between congress and president trump on additional economic aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic. [background noises] good morning everyone. read anticipation of seeing a proposal, finally, from the other side of the file and the other side of pennsylvania avenue, i invited the distinguished leader and democratic leader in the senate to join us today. if you have some observation about what we have seen -- without it would have in hand we will see. we come together today, on a day that marks the 18th straight week, the 18th straight week nearly 1 million people have filed for unemployment claims. we come at a time when today, they predict we will rea

host: joining us from los angeles is arturo vargas, the ceo of the national association of latino elected and appointed officials educational fund. thank you for giving us your time this morning, sir. arturo: good morning. how are you? host: i am good. remind our viewers about your organization, its purpose and what it does. arturo: our organization was established in 1975. .dward r. roibal he was a pioneer in american politics and latino politics. the cdc campus is named after him because of his leadership in helping ensure this country had effective health policies. policies. our mission is to promote the full participation of latinos in american democracy. we are a membership organization, but also a nonprofit

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according to the american psychological association and national survey look at people 70 years or older 44% of latinos receive home based family caregivers compared to 25% of non-hispanic whites and ethnic differences were found among those with regard to the care recipient. among those age 70 and older who required care whites are more likely to receive help from spouses compared to hispanics more likely to receive help from their adult children. the instance of the adult children being caregivers more likely for the hispanic population we know anyone who is a caregiver you're also taking time off from your job to care for your loved one. that impacts your livelihood and support for your own family. doctor, can you talk about just these issues with caregivers specifically? what other challenges do minority caregivers face and preventive measures we can take to ensure both the protection of the caregivers and the elderly? >> yes, thank you. minority caregivers tend to have less resources. unemployment is usually higher in these communities, less time to take out work. and oftentimes the kids are engag

a fantastic coalition that includes the naacp, the national urban league, the latino corporate directors association, and the united states chamber of commerce. corporate diversity's not just morally right. corporate diversity makes financial sense. mckenzie and company, their studies have consistently found that greater diversity on executive teams has led to greater profitability. the need for increased corporate diversity is not an act of be nevada lens, it is a -- be nevilleence, it is to compete in a diverse 21st century economy. i would like to yield to senator kennedy for some remarks he has on this issue and then i will proceed to that consent request. mr. kennedy: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. kennedy: thank you, mr. president. thank you to my colleague from new jersey for yielding me some time. i sit on the banking committee with senator menendez. it is my privilege. i have learned a lot listening to him, along with our chairman, senator crapo. while convictions are important to us on the banking committee, so is data. i believe that as much as we can be, mesh is and -- america is an