Washington, DC— Tomorrow, March 18th, at 7:30 AM PT/ 10:30 AM ET in the Rayburn Room in the U.S. Capitol, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) will join Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and Members of Congress for a press conference on H.R. 6 the Dream and Promise Act & H.R. 1603 the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which are expected to be voted on in the House on Thursday, March 18th.
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WHO:
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CHC Chairman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) Speaker Nancy Pelosi Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Sponsor, Dream and Promise Act Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Sponsor, Farm Workforce Modernization Act & Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee Chair Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), House Judiciary Committee, Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) |
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WHAT: |
Press conference on Dream and Promise Act & Farm Workforce Modernization Act |
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WHEN: |
Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7:30 AM PT/ 10:30 AM ET |
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WHERE: |
Rayburn Room, Capitol | This event will be livestreamed HERE. |
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NOTE:
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There is a mandatory TV pool. Contact the House Radio-TV Gallery 202-225-5214 for additional details. Please limit editorial presence to one person per outlet. |
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), founded in December 1976, is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHC is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories.
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland serves as a Member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. She is one of the first Korean-American women elected to Congress and the first African-American to represent the Pacific Northwest at the federal level.
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