<![CDATA[U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Challenged to Put Up or Shut Up on Contracting Abuses]]>

1.0 link 229472 <![CDATA[U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Challenged to Put Up or Shut Up on Contracting Abuses]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lloyd-chapman/us-hispanic-chamber-of-co_b_229472.html I must have irritated the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) the other day when I issued a press release that acknowledged they were opposing a bill I wrote to stop the flow of federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms.

Several regional and state Hispanic chambers have endorsed H.R. 2568, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act, which was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA). The bill will halt the flow of over $100...

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