[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 98 (Monday, June 9, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        SUPPORTING DAVID HUERTA

  (Ms. BALINT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. BALINT. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today in support of labor 
leader David Huerta. The head of the SEIU California union was arrested 
in Los Angeles while exercising his First Amendment rights to speech 
and assembly, rights that are guaranteed to all of us in the 
Constitution. That is what separates us from autocratic regimes around 
the world.
  The Trump administration is now going after judges, Members of 
Congress, political opponents, students, law firms, reporters, 
Governors, and now the leader of a powerful labor union.
  This is about abusing power to silence dissent. This is about 
generating fear to turn us against each other so that we don't pay 
attention to this lawbreaking administration.
  David Huerta said this after being arrested: ``What happened to me is 
not about me. This is about something much bigger. This is about how we 
as a community stand together and resist the injustice that is 
happening. Hardworking people and members of our family and community 
are being treated like criminals. We all collectively have to object to 
this madness because this is not justice.''

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