LULAC APPLAUDS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S NOMINATION OF TOM PEREZ FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION AND INES TRIAY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Perez and Triay bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the positions

Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the oldest and largest Hispanic civil rights organization in the country, commends President Obama for the nomination of Tom Perez as Assistant Attorney General to the Civil Rights division at the Department of Justice and Ines Triay as Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management at the Department of Energy.

“LULAC works closely with the civil rights division at the U.S. Department of Justice in monitoring any hate crimes against minorities and responding accordingly,â€