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2nd Female Rep. Leaves Hispanic Caucus

HeadlineApr 13, 2007

On Capitol Hill, a second female congressmember has announced she’s leaving the Congressional Hispanic Caucus over opposition to its male leadership. Democratic Congressmember Linda Sanchez of California follows her sister, Congressmember Loretta Sanchez, who left earlier this year. Loretta Sanchez has accused caucus chair Joe Baca of calling her “a whore.”

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