[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H7718-H7719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Kansas (Mr. Marshall) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, on September 15, we began National 
Hispanic Heritage Month, one that celebrates the histories, cultures, 
and contributions of Americans of Hispanic descent.
  I recently learned the story of a former Kansas City resident, the 
late Hector Berretto, Sr., who served as a voice for his local Hispanic 
community. Hector founded the Kansas City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 
and, later, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, to counter 
disadvantages of Hispanic business owners in the Kansas City area and 
around the country.
  The Hispanic population in the United States contributes enormously 
to our country, both culturally and economically. Most of the Hispanic 
individuals I have had the pleasure of knowing, many of them patients 
of mine, have been remarkably dedicated to faith and family and 
preserving their own culture centered around faith and family.
  Many of my OB patients were Hispanic women, often accompanied by 
their loving mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and aunts concerned for 
the health of their family member and the baby. Every visit was a 
family event of great importance to the family.

  Now numbering over 55 million individuals, the Hispanic American 
population is projected to combine for an estimated buying power of 
$1.7 trillion in 2020. Hispanics are more likely than average Americans 
to open a business. Now with over 3.2 million Hispanic-owned businesses 
in the United States, millions more American workers have jobs, thanks 
to these industrious entrepreneurs.
  I am grateful for this opportunity to reflect on the unique 
contributions of the Hispanic American community to our great Nation 
and to Kansas. I look forward to continuing working with communities of 
all backgrounds in pursuit of our shared goal of a free and equal 
America, an America where anyone can live the American Dream if they 
are willing to work hard enough.


           Democrats Will Do Anything to Stop President Trump

  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, rather than focusing on bipartisan trade 
agreements, Congress is being put on pause for a charade, a charade 
that hopes to undo the will of American voters.
  Democrats aren't sure what they are doing in the Judiciary Committee 
today. You might hear that it is an impeachment inquiry, a meeting 
about rules for impeachment, or, perhaps, a group therapy session.
  We know Democrats are more interested in tearing down the President 
than in building up America. They will do anything to stop President 
Trump at any cost.
  Democrats want to throw the brakes on a thriving economy. They want 
to turn back the clock on record-low unemployment in Hispanic and 
African American communities, tax cuts for families and small 
businesses, and more, all in the name of bitter politics after a loss. 
They, the Democrats, embody the term ``poor loser.''
  If my colleagues on the other side of the aisle were to abandon their 
tired and baseless attacks on the President, we could move forward in a 
bipartisan way to pass the USMCA trade deal, secure our borders, and 
reform our very broken immigration system. We can work on lowering the 
costs of prescription drugs and healthcare.
  Americans desperately need Congress to deliver these solutions. 
Unfortunately, House Democrats have chosen

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political divisiveness over the American people, party over country, 
and hate over hope and possibility.
  Republicans stand ready and waiting for Democrats to finish their 
infighting and impeachment circus. We stand ready to work with them to 
pass USMCA and further our economic prosperity. But until they are done 
playing political games with impeachment, we, and the American people, 
will be forced to wait, and all America is the loser.

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