HITN-TV to present the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 37th Annual Public Policy Conference and Awards Gala

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The Largest Latino gala in the county will welcome President Barack Obama.

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Sep 29, 2014, 01:00 ET

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- HITN-TV, the first Latino non-commercial Spanish-language Media Company in the US, will present the 37th Annual Public Policy Conference and Awards Gala of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. The gala, which is the largest Latino gala in the county, will welcome President Barack Obama as keynote speaker.

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Starting Tuesday, September 30^th, HITN will be presenting special reports directly from the public policy conference in Washington, DC at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center where the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute will be hosting their annual event. In addition to the daily coverage, on Sunday October 5^th at 8pm (EST)/5pm (PST) and 11:30 (EST)/8:30pm(PST), HITN will present a 60-minute special presented by veteran Journalist Gerson Borrero covering congressional leadership and issues of special interest for the future of US Latinos – from rebuilding the minority middle class, to the role of women in politics, new thinking on immigration, education and jobs in energy and technology, and the need for powerful voices to achieve economic, educational and fiscal equity.

On Sunday, October 12^th at 7:30pm (EST)/4:30pm (PST) and 11:30 (EST)/8:30pm (PST), special production titled "CHCI, Where the American Dream is Still Possible": a 30-minute special, featuring successful Congressional Hispanic Caucus alumni, that highlights their stories and how CHCI helped them achieve the American dream. This special will document what the American dream looks like for a new generation of young, engaged and civic-minded Hispanic millennials, the most rapidly growing demographic in the Latino community.

HITN-TV, established in 1983, is a branch of HITN and provides non-commercial Spanish-language educational programming in the United States. Currently, it is carried on Direct TV, DISH Network, AT&T U-verse TV, Verizon FiOS TV, and in designated markets on Time Warner Cable, Comcast Cable and Charter Communications. It offers educational, enriching, and empowering content to the fastest growing ethnic group in the US.

WHAT: HITN-TV to present the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 37th Annual Public Policy Conference and Awards Gala

WHEN: September 30th to October 5th and October 12th

WHO: President Barack Obama and Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

WHERE: HITN-TV. To view your local cable and satellite listings for details visit: http://www.hitn.tv/en/where-to-find-hitn