CHC CHAIR ON REP. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD’S ELECTION AS FIRST LATINA APPROPRIATIONS CARDINAL

Washington, D.C. – Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Linda Sánchez released the following statement congratulating Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard on her election as the first Latina to serve as Ranking Member of a House Appropriations subcommittee.

"My colleague and dear friend Lucille has already broken many records. She is the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress, the first Latina on the House Appropriations Committee, and now, the first Latina to lead an Appropriations subcommittee. Her election is reflective of the Hispanic Caucus' strong leadership in Congress and of the Democratic commitment to diversity. The CHC is proud and most confident in Lucille's efforts to lead House Democrats in the appropriations process for the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee – a committee that impacts the lives of so many Latinos."

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