National Council of La Raza Ready to Work With New Administration

Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, congratulates Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) on being named Chief of Staff to President-elect Barack Obama. “I worked with Rahm in President Clinton’s Administration,” Murguía says, “and I can say from experience that he has an extraordinarily strategic mind and a gift for moving difficult issues forward. He will serve President-elect Obama well.”

“Rahm is unmatched as an analyst of the political climate and a legislative strategist. I didn’t always agree with him when we worked at the White House, but I always respected his ability to get the job done,” Murguía continues. “The country deserves to have the best minds and the most able hands at work to meet the challenges ahead; I look forward to working with the President-elect and his Chief of Staff to move the country forward.”

Murguía points out that the economic and political climate will present the Obama Administration with major challenges and opportunities to accomplish key domestic policy goals. “These are challenging times. It is vital for the President-elect to surround himself with strong advisors representing a diversity of backgrounds, individuals with the capacity to take action to meet the country’s most critical needs,” she says.

“The Latino community demonstrated in this election that we are deeply engaged in the democratic process; more than ten million Latino voters mobilized throughout the country to vote. This demonstrates our eagerness to work in partnership with this Administration to address key concerns like the economy, health care, and immigration reform.””

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