DOT BLOG: NPRC AND DOT WORKING TOWARD AN AMERICA OF OPPORTUNITY

MANY THANKS TO DOT SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD FOR BEING KEYNOTE SPEAKER OF OUR 2011 NPRC LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON. BELOW ARE HIS REMARKS AT THE EVENT.

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Just a few days ago we learned that, among the nation's largest racial and ethnic groups, a greater share of Hispanics in 2010 lived in poverty than any other group.  So, when I say that nearly everyone in America knows someone looking for work, this is especially true among Latinos.

And yesterday, when I spoke with leaders of the National Puerto Rican Coalition and said that Americans can't wait to see their friends and neighbors back on the job, I saw plenty of heads nodding in agreement.

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