On July 31, 2013, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions passed S.1356, the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, which provides vital resources that will enable Urban League affiliates that operate Urban Youth Empowerment programs to expand their capacity to reach and address the needs of a population of youth who are falling through the cracks and in desperate need of services.
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Statement from Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, re: Today's White House Meeting on the Voting Rights Act:
Earlier today, President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, Labor Secretary Tom Perez, and White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett held a meeting with civil rights leaders as well as state and local elected officials at the White House to discuss strengthening the Voting Rights Act and safeguarding every eligible American’s right to vote.
THE NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT & JUSTICE
2013 State of the Urban League Address
Marc H. Morial, President & CEO of the National Urban League
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Media Contact: Latraviette D. Smith, 212-558-5433 or lsmithadv@nul.org
July 24, 2013
ENTER TO “GOT TO GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT”
Hello Philadelphia!
Hello Urban Leaguers!
Welcome to the 2013 National Urban League Conference in this great city of Philadelphia.
Chairman Franks, Ranking Member Nadler, members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present our views on what must be the highest priority for this Congress and our nation - preserving our democratic process by restoring the protections of the Voting Rights Act. Vital protections that were stripped by the U.S. Supreme Court in its devastating 5-4 decision on June 25, 2013, in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Dear Attorney General Holder:
