[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2927]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REPUBLICANS ARE PUTTING FORWARD A RESOLUTION THAT TARGETS LOS ANGELES

  (Ms. Rivas of California was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Ms. RIVAS. Mr. Speaker, I am a proud Angeleno. Los Angeles will 
always be home to me. However, instead of putting a resolution on the 
floor that helps Angelenos address the cost of living, save their 
Medicaid, or protect our city's immigrant communities from the Trump 
administration's cruelty, Republicans are putting forward a resolution 
that targets Los Angeles, our home, and Californians.
  A few items my colleagues on the other side of the aisle forgot to 
mention in their partisan resolution include: the President's 
unprovoked escalation and mobilization of the National Guard and 
Marines against Americans on American soil; the President's comments to 
arrest Governor Gavin Newsom, an action that would stoke more tension; 
and the handcuffing and assault of Senator Alex Padilla, who boldly 
dared to demand accountability from this administration.
  Those are a few of the facts that were omitted from the Republicans' 
resolution. The truth is, Governor Newsom, Mayor Bass, and House 
Democrats, including my House Democratic Caucus colleagues from 
California, have repeatedly supported the right to peacefully protest 
and quickly condemned any acts of violence that have taken place.
  This resolution could have been a simple resolution condemning 
violence and thanking our local leaders for keeping communities safe. 
The resolution that we are voting on this week is a political stunt to 
distract from this administration's terrorization of hardworking 
families and immigrant communities that are a huge reason why our city, 
our State, and our country are great.
  Families across Los Angeles are living in fear because of this 
administration's reckless and chaotic actions that are instilling more 
fear, causing more chaos, and inflicting more harm among our most 
vulnerable.
  The families and individuals I have spoken with across my district 
are afraid to leave their homes because they might be illegally 
detained by masked and unnamed ICE agents and separated from their 
loved ones.
  No one should have to live with that fear. I will be voting ``no'' on 
the Republicans' resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my friends across the aisle, especially my 
Californian Republican colleagues, to stand up for Los Angeles and our 
great State and vote ``no.''

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