4:03 PM
Julio Barreto
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama provided opening remarks to a dinner sponsored by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute to begin the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The dinner was held September 16.Obama said the most significant act of his early tenure as president was the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor was on the dais at the dinner. Also attending the dinner was singer Marc Anthony who received the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Anthony was in attendance with his wife, actress Jennifer Lopez.CHCI holds it Annual Policy ConferenceThe Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute held its annual policy conference September 14-15 in Washington with major presentations devoted to the 2010 census and the impacts of the...
