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Confirm the remaining Latino Cabinet nominees!
Latinos throughout the United States celebrated President Biden’s historic nomination of four qualified and experienced Latinos to serve in his Cabinet as leaders of key departments. The U.S. Senate has confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in early February. However, President Biden’s remaining Latino nominees are yet to be confirmed – Secretary-Designate Xavier Becerra, Secretary-Designate Miguel Cardona and Administrator-Designate Isabel Guzman. Latinos are the nation’s second largest population group, and it is imperative Latinos are fully represented throughout our government, especially in senior leadership positions where their valuable insight will be key in addressing the issues our country faces. Given the challenges facing Latinos and all Americans, it is unacceptable that Cabinet agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , the Department of Education, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) remain without qualified leaders.
The delay in confirming these highly qualified Latino leaders is particularly troubling given our nation’s public health and economic crises. The deadly COVID-19 pandemic has affected families, schools, and local businesses throughout the country and its devastating effects have disproportionately hurt the Latino community. Latinos are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 due to lack of access to healthcare and other socioeconomic factors. Families and small businesses in communities of color also continue to struggle with extremely high unemployment rates, and lack adequate COVID-19 relief from the federal government. These unprecedented challenges require immediate action. The U.S. Senate must acknowledge the urgency of these matters and act now to swiftly confirm Xavier Becerra as Secretary of HHS, Dr. Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education and Isabel Guzman as SBA Administrator.
TAKE ACTION
Now is the time to let your senators know that Latinos and all Americans cannot afford to wait any longer. President Biden’s Latino nominees are highly qualified and are ready to lead in addressing some of the most urgent and important issues facing our community and our country. Contact your senators through Twitter, Facebook, or phone and ask them to support the swift confirmation of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of HHS, Dr. Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education, and Isabel Guzman as SBA Administration!
Tweet your senators 
Let your senators know about the urgency for a swift confirmation of the remaining Latino Cabinet nominees by using our social media material. Tweet your senators by selecting your preferred sample language post and copying and pasting into your tweet box. Feel free to personalize the post. You can also download our social media graphics for each nominee and add them to your tweet to increase the likelihood that your followers see your post.
You can also tweet directly to your senators by clicking on their Twitter handle from the list below. You will be directed to your tweet box with their auto-populated Twitter handle and our sample tweet language. Feel free to upload our graphics in this tweet box as well.
Be sure to use our campaign hashtag #LatinoDreamCabinet so we can see your posts and help amplify.
Sample tweets
We can’t afford to wait! [Senator handle], please support the swift confirmation of @POTUS Latino nominees @XavierBecerra, @teachcardona, and @IsabelCGuzman who are ready to serve and address the urgent challenges facing our country. #LatinoDreamCabinet
Latino families, students, and businesses continue to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19. [Senator handle] must swiftly confirm @XavierBecerra, @teachcardona, and @IsabelCGuzman. It’s imperative they are swiftly confirmed! @SenSchumer @LeaderMcConnell.
Tag your senators 
Create a new post on your Facebook profile using the sample post language. Find your senator’s Facebook profile username from the list below and tag them in your post by typing the @ symbol followed by their profile username.
Upload our graphics to your Facebook post.
Before you click “post,” be sure to make it public using the drop menu below your profile name.
Sample facebook posts
We can’t afford to wait! [Senator handle], please support the swift confirmation of @POTUS Latino nominees @BecerraforAttorneyGeneral, #MiguelCardona, and @IsabelCasillasGuzman who are ready to serve and address the urgent challenges facing our country. #LatinoDreamCabinet
Latino families, students, and businesses continue to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19. [Senator handle] must swiftly confirm @BecerraforAttorneyGeneral, #MiguelCardona, and @IsabelCasillasGuzman. It is imperative they are swiftly confirmed! @SenSchumer @mitchmcconnell.
Social Media Graphics
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Call your Senator 
Click on this link to find your senator’s Washington D.C. office phone number. If your call is answered by an assistant or intern, please ask for the staff member tasked with the appointment hearings proceedings.
During your phone call, feel free to follow the sample phone script below to help guide your conversation. Make the call as personable as possible. Be courteous and respectful and include any personal anecdotes or positive experiences with the nominee(s).
Sample Phone Call Script
For voicemail
Hello, Senator [NAME]. My name is [NAME], and I am calling to ask you to support the swift confirmation of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of HHS, Dr. Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education, and Isabel Guzman as SBA Administrator. We cannot afford any more delays confirming these qualified Latino leaders.
Given all the issues facing our nation amid COVID-19, it is critical that the Senate recognizes the urgency of the moment. Confirming these qualified and experienced nominees would greatly help our country begin the healing and recovery process on so many aspects of life, from helping make health care affordable and accessible for our families to making tools available to help our small businesses succeed.
With that, I want to urge you to please help the nation move forward by seeing that these nominees are swiftly confirmed so our government can operate at its full capacity under trusted leadership.
Thank you. Have a wonderful day. Take care.
If answered
(Note: this script is a guide – the call can be as personable and conversational as what feels right)
Hello, my name is [NAME]. Would you be able to transfer me to the staff member tasked with the appointment hearing proceedings?
[ONCE TRANSFERRED]
Hello, my name is [NAME]. I am calling to ask that Senator [NAME] support the swift confirmation of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of HHS, Dr. Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education, and Isabel Guzman as SBA Administrator. We cannot afford any more delays confirming these qualified Latino leaders.
Given all the issues facing our nation amid COVID-19, it is critical that the Senate recognizes the urgency of the moment. Confirming these qualified and experienced nominees would help our country begin the healing and recovery process on so many aspects of life, from helping make health care affordable and accessible for our families to making tools available to help our small businesses succeed.
With that, I want to urge you to please convey my message to Senator [NAME] and ask that they help the nation move forward by seeing that these nominees are swiftly confirmed so our government can operate at its full capacity under trusted leadership.
With that, I really appreciate you taking the time to speak with me. Have a wonderful day. Take care.
Find your senator 
For more information about Latino Cabinet appointments, please contact Mario Beovides at [email protected].
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