Press Room |
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Plaintiff Statements/Declarations |
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Congressional Support |
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Letter from Congressmen Menendez, Reid, Leahy, Bennet and Udall to The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Attorney General; November 16, 2010 |
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Letter from Congressmen Menendez and Reid to The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Attorney General; August 4, 2010 |
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Letter
from Congressmen Bennet and Udall to Congresswomen Velazquez; October 28,
2009 |
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Letter
from Congressman John T. Salazar to President Barrack Obama; August 26,
2009 |
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Letter
from Former Congressman Kika de la Garza to President Barrack Obama; July 23,
2009 |
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Letter
from Senator Herb Kohl to The President; June 26,
2009 |
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Letter from the Senators to the White House urging settlement in USDA discrimination lawsuit by Hispanic farmers; June 19, 2009 |
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Letter
from Congressional Hispanic Caucus to President Barack Obama
regarding discrimination suffered by Hispanic farmers and ranchers by
the USDA; May 14, 2009 |
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Letter
from Congressional Hispanic Caucus to The Honorable Tom Vilsack
regarding discrimination suffered by Hispanic farmers and ranchers by
the USDA; April 6, 2009 |
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Letter
from Congressional Hispanic Caucus to The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr.
regarding discrimination suffered by Hispanic farmers and ranchers by
the USDA; April 6, 2009 |
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Letter
from Senator Jeff Bingaman to The Honorable Tom Vilsack; March 25,
2009 |
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Letter
from Congressman Silvestre Reyes to Senator Tom Harkin regarding 2007 Farm
Bill Proposals; October 16, 2007 |
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Letter
from Congressman John Salazar to The Honorable Alberto Gonzalez; May 6,
2005 |
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Press Releases |
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"Another Christmas Without Justice For Hispanic Farmers", December 20, 2011 |
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"No Fiestas for Hispanic Farmers This 5 De Mayo", May 5, 2011 |
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"While Today May Be A "Good Day In Indian Country", Bad Days For Hispanic Farmers Continue", April 28, 2011 |
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"Hispanic Farmers File Suit Against USDA and DOJ Alledging Blatant Discrimination In Settlement Offer, March 15, 2011 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Criticize USDA Claims Process Rollout As “More Of The Same Discrimination”", February 25, 2011 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Question USDA Secretary Vilsack’s Commitment To Increase Economic Opportunities In Rural America"; February 8, 2011 |
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"Senator Robert Menendez calls for Equal Justice for Hispanic Farmers"; November 18, 2010 |
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"Garcia Plaintiffs Demand Court Require Use of Rule 23 be Applied to Administration of any Settlement"; October 11, 2010 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Discrimination Case Against USDA Enters New Phase"; May 25, 2010 |
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"Menendez On USDA Discrimination Against Hispanic Farmers"; November 19, 2009 |
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"Pigord asks Obama to Intervene on Behalf of Hispanic Farmers in Farmers Garcia Suit"; November 18, 2009 |
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"Udall, Bennet Urge Resolution to Help Colorado’s Hispanic Farmers and Ranchers"; November 2, 2009 |
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"Hispanic Farmers To Administration: Stop Discrimination Now"; August 10,
2009 |
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"President Obama Announces Plans To Provide Settlement Funds For Lawsuit
By Black Farmers Against USDA"; USDA Release No. 0155.09; May 6,
2009 |
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"Johanns Appoints Thomas as Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Administration"; USDA Release No. 0052.06; February 23, 2006 |
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Fact
Sheet to USDA Release No. 0014.06; January 18, 2006 |
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"Johanns Awards $5 Million to Assist Minority Farmers and Ranchers";
USDA Release No. 0014.06; January 18, 2006 |
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"Adams Named Assistant Deputy Administrator For Farm Programs"; Farm
Service Agency News Room; January 17, 2006 |
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"Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Resignation of
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Vernon Parker"; USDA Release
No. 0013.06; January 17, 2006 |
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"Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Resignation
of Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Jim
Butler";
USDA Release No. 0528.05; December 6, 2005 |
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"FSA Appoints Connelly Deputy Administrator for Field Operations" Farm Service Agency News Room; November 18, 2005 |
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"Johanns Names Lasseter as Farm Service Agency Administrator"; USDA
Release No. 0446.05; October 18, 2005 |
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"Johanns Announces Proposal to Modernize the Farm Service Agency";
USDA Release No. 0405.05; September 28, 2005 |
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"Statement by Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Resignation of Jim Little
as FSA Administrator"; USDA Release No. 0393.05; September 23, 2005 |
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"Johanns Announces Appointment of Annabelle Romero As Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights"; USDA News Release No. 0328.05; August
26, 2005 |
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"Johanns Announces FSA County Committee Elections Process"; USDA
News Release No. 0213.05; June 15, 2005 |
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Resignation letter of Secretary Ann M. Veneman, November 12, 2004 |
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"Veneman Launches New Spanish-Language Website"; USDA News Release
No. 0391.04; September 16, 2004 |
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"USDA Creates Voluntary Register to Reach Minority Producers";
USDA News Release No. 0346.04; August 20, 2004 |
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"Garcia Noticias"; September 11, 2002 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Describe USDA Discriminatory Lending Practices to House
Committee"; September 25, 2002 |
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"Black Farmers are not the Only Victims of the USDA"; August 26, 2002 |
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Coverage in the Media |
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"Hispanic Farmers Seek Amends From USDA ", The Epoch Times, November 2, 2011 |
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"Questions linger in dispute over farm loan discrimination ", ArgusLeader.com, July 11, 2011 |
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"Hispanic farmers seek compensation for USDA's discriminatory lending ", The Monitor, June 20, 2011 |
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"Eloisa Ruano Gonzalez ", Orlando Sentinel, May 6, 2011 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Dispute Deal", Albuquerque Journal, February 26, 2011 |
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"Settlement proposal revised for Hispanic, female farmers", San Antonio Express-News, February 25, 2011 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Reject $1.3 Billion Settlement Offer", FOX News Latino, February 25, 2011 |
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"US settles complaint alleging discrimination against farmers",Las Cruces Sun News, February 25, 2011 |
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"USDA offers settlement to women, Hispanic farmers",The News Tribune, February 25, 2011 |
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"Female, Hispanic farmers not satisfied with loan discrimination case resolution", Hagstrom Report, February 25, 2011 |
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"Garcia Advertisement", February 2011 |
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"Lawyers in USDA Cases Press On As Years Go By", National Journal, December 16, 2010 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Feel Shortchanged by Settlement Offer", The New York Times, December 9, 2010 |
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"Hispanic farmers fight for discrimination settlement", BBC News Washington, December 8, 2010 |
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"Hispanic farmers watching USDA disputes", The Monitor, December 4, 2010 |
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"Hispanic, female farmers plead for bias claims action", The Hill, December 1, 2010 |
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"Obama Administration Criticized in Discrimination Cases", The National Law Journal, November 18, 2010 |
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"Fight against the U.S. Department of Agriculture", AARP Viva, September 30, 2010 |
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"Family farms declining", La Voz Nueva, September 1, 2010 |
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"Hispanic group highlights discrimination suit against USDA", Coloradoan.com, August 28, 2010 |
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"Hispanic Farmers protest discrimination by USDA", KENS5.com San Antonio, August 23, 2010 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Lawsuit Making Small Strides Against USDA", KVEO NBC 23 Grande Valley, August 20, 2010 |
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"Hispanic farmers file class action lawsuit", Action 4 News ValleyCentral.com, August 15, 2010 |
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"Hispanic farmers rally for stronger case against USDA", The Monitor, August 14, 2010 |
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"Hispanic, Female Farmers Fight USDA", KSAT12, August 13, 2010 |
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"Hispanic farmers lash out against USDA", The Las Cruces Bulletin, July 16, 2010 |
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"Not Enough", Albuquerque Journal, July 9, 2010 |
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"Local man part of USDA lawsuit", Las Cruces Sun-News, July 8, 2010 |
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"Farm settlement offer seen as form of bias", San Antonio Express-News, June 22, 2010 |
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"DOJ Pushes for Individual Settlements with Hispanic, Female Farmers", Main Justice, June 10, 2010 |
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"Hispanic farmers fight to reclaim heritage", Austin American-Statesman, June 6, 2010 |
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"Hispanic farmers ‘insulted’ by $1.3 billion settlement offer", The Monitor, June 2, 2010 |
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"Obama offers $1.3 billion settlement to Mexican American farmers", My SA Blogs: Latino Life, May 26, 2010 |
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"DOJ, USDA Offer Settlement to Hispanic, Female Farmers", Main Justice, May 26, 2010 |
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"DOJ and Agriculture Spar Over Hispanic Farmers Settlement", Main Justice, May 3, 2010 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Seek Redress for Years of Bias", IPS, February 23, 2010 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Vow to Keep Fighting After Claims of USDA Discrimination", KVUE Austin, February 22, 2010 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Allege Discrimination by USDA", WFAA-TV 8 News, February 4, 2010 |
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"Unsettled Case of Hispanic Farmers Underscores Lack of DC Latino Leadership and Concern from Obama", Latina Lista, February 4, 2010 |
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"Lawsuit: U.S. Department of Agriculture Discriminating Against Hispanic Farmers", KHOU 11 News, January 27, 2010 |
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"USDA Sec. Vilsack Would Rather Help Afghan Farmers than Hispanic Farmers Here at Home", Latina Lista, January 26, 2010 |
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"USDA Sec. Vilsack Would Rather Help Afghan Farmers than Hispanic Farmers Here at Home", YLSE.net, January 26, 2010 |
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"Court Refuses To Hear Farmers' Lawsuit", KSAT 12, January 25, 2010 |
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"Hispanic Tips", USA Today, January 25, 2010 |
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"It's time to make amends to Hispanic farmers", Dallas Morning News, January 11, 2010 |
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"Time to settle an overdue debt to Hispanic farmers", NJ Star-Ledger, December 29, 2009 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Bemoan Protracted Litigation Against USDA", Albuquerque Journal, December 27, 2009 |
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"Minority farmers seek redress, claim USDA discrimination", Washington Post, December 21, 2009 |
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"Fund Proposed For Female Farmers In USDA Bias Cases", Congresss Daily, December 11, 2009 |
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"Hispanic farmers deserve justice, too", USA Today, December 3, 2009 |
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"Pressure applied to resolve Hispanic farmers lawsuit against Agriculture
Department", National Law Journal, November 19, 2009 |
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"Area farmers await D.C. court decision Discrimination claims still in the air", The Las Cruces Bulletin, November 6, 2009 |
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"Justice delayed", Houston Chronicle, November 3, 2009 |
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"Senators urge resolution to help state's Hispanic farmers and ranchers", Colorado Valley Courier, November 3, 2009 |
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"Nine years and Hispanic farmers still waiting for discrimination suit ruling ", FresnoBee.com, October 31, 2009 |
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"Hispanic farmers allege discrimination through government loan program ", The Monitor, October 25, 2009 |
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"Hispanic farmers fight to sue USDA over lost land", Associated Press, October 22, 2009 |
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"Hispanic farmers fight back", The Las Cruces Bulletin, October 20, 2009 |
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"Hispanic farmers seek justice for discriminatory USDA lending
practices", The Institute for Southern Studies, October 20, 2009 |
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"Hispanic farmers deserve justice", San Antonio Express-News, October 14, 2009 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Victimized by Discriminatory Lending", HispanicBusiness.com, October 14, 2009 |
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"Latino Farmers to Argue Discrimination Case", UPI.com, October 13, 2009 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Fight To Sue USDA", NPR.org, October 12, 2009 |
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"Fighting to bring back South Texas family farm", San Antonio Express-News, October 6, 2009 |
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"CNN “AMERICAN MORNING”, CNN, October 5,
2009 |
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"Ag Secretary Vilsack hears discrimination concerns from Hispanic farmers during NM visit", The Examiner, October 1,
2009 |
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"Vilsack hears discrimination concerns on NM visit", AP Mobile, September 30,
2009 |
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"USDA Secretary Visit LC to Hear Concerns From Farmers", KFOX TV, September 30,
2009 |
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"Hispanic farmers confront Ag Secretary", Univision.com, September 30,
2009 |
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"Vilsack hears discrimination concerns on NM visit", Associated Press, September 30,
2009 |
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"Hispanic farmers fight discrimination", La Prensa, September 20,
2009 |
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"Racism is Alive and Well", New Mexico Independent, September 16, 2009 |
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"Justice for Latino farmers", Impre.com, August 31, 2009 |
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"Un poco más cerca", El Sol, August 7, 2009 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Lawsuit",Telemundo National Market, August 5, 2009, 6:48pm EST |
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"Nuestro Foro",Spanish Radio in Fresno, CA August 4, 2009. Radio interview with Collette Harrell, Howrey attorney, and Larry Chevarria, Hispanic farmer |
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"Discrimination issue addressed", Alamosa CO Valley Courier, July 2, 2009 |
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"Senators Urge Settlement in USDA Discrimination Lawsuit by Hispanic Farmers", Politiker NJ,
June 22, 2009 |
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"Larga lucha de los granjeros hispanos.
Buscan recibir compensación por discriminación en préstamos", La Opinion,
June 22, 2009 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Seek Class Action in Suit Against USDA", InjuryBoard.com,
June 10, 2009 |
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"Hispanic farmers struggling to survive against USDA-sanctioned discrimination and institutionalized racism", Latina Lista,
June 10, 2009 |
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"Hispanic farmers again seek class certification in bias suit against USDA", National law Journal, June 9, 2009 |
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"Obama Administration Official Bars News Team from Public Hearing", KFOX Morning News, June 5, 2009 |
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"Local NewsAwaiting USDA loans: Hispanic farmers claim agency discriminated", El Paso Times, June 5, 2009 |
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USDA
Biography. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner |
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"Agriculture Secretary Resigns; Considers Senate Run"; Washington
Post; September 21, 2007 |
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"USDA's Civil Rights Chief to Leave"; Washington Post; January 20,
2006 |
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"Farmers Rage Against the Dying of the 'County Office'; Washington
Post; October 18, 2005 |
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"Secretary Johanns Hears Comments at New Mexico Forum"; Farm Service
Agency Online; September 6, 2005 |
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"Hispanic
farmers meet in Las Cruces"; Las Cruces Sun-News; August 27, 2005 |
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"Hispanic Growth Surge Fueled by Births in U.S."; Washington Post;
June 9, 2005 |
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"Farmers meet with USDA officials"; The Monitor, March 31, 2005 |
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Article on the USDA Listening Session in Salinas, CA on March 3, 2005;
The Californian, March 4, 2005 |
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"Angry Hispanic Caucus withholds party dues"; The Hill, March 8,
2005 |
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"Minority farmers accuse USDA of discrimination"; The
Register-Guard, January 23, 2005 |
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"Hispanic farmers suing USDA for discrimination wait to be joined together";
The Monitor, July 12, 2004 |
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"Loans denied, Hispanic farmers say"; El Paso Times, February 26,
2004 |
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"Federal Judge Scolds Justice Dept. Lawyers"; Washington Post;
January 24, 2004 |
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"USDA faces series of discrimination lawsuits"; Trial, January 2004 |
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"Cultivate Hispanic farmers"; Dallas Morning News, December 1, 2003 |
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"USDA under fire. Farm loan practices are challenged by minorities,
women"; National Law Journal; November 3, 2003 |
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"Do right by minority farmers. USDA needs to reform its loan program"; Washington Times; July 17, 2003 |
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"Hispanic Farmers' Lawsuit Alleges USDA Discrimination"; Santa Fe
New Mexican, February 28, 2003 |
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"Hispanic Farmers Charge U.S. Department of Agriculture with
Discrimination"; Houston Chronicle; October 13, 2002 |
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"Minority Farmers Get Short Shrift"; USA Today; July 12, 2002 |
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"Latino farmers file discrimination lawsuit against USDA"; The
Militant, January 15, 2001 |
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USDA Publications |
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"Continuing the State Civil Rights Review Groups for the Review of Pending
Acceleration and Foreclosure Cases"; FSA Notice FLP-372; January 6,
2005 |
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Civil Rights at the United States Department of Agriculture, A Report by the
Civil Rights Action Team [CRAT], February 1997 |
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USDA Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") Responses |
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Response dated October 6, 2005: Current listing of all FSA
handbooks and updates |