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Tuesday, July 19, 2005
RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman’s Remarks Today At The National Council Of La Raza Annual Conference
Contact: Tara Wall
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Philadelphia, PA – RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman delivered remarks today before the National Council of La Raza Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The following are excerpts from today’s speech by Chairman Mehlman as prepared for delivery:

“With every passing year, Hispanics are playing a greater and greater role in American communities and American politics. And we are better off as a nation and as a people because of it.â€