Welcoming the Honorable Analilia Mejia to the House of Representatives

Floor Speech

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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I cannot overemphasize the level of enthusiasm that I and the New Jersey delegation express today on the swearing in of Congresswoman Mejia. I cannot. We are so enthusiastic, and I think you can tell from her own constituents who came here today.

I just want you to understand that her leadership was so important, her reaching out to the grassroots, her reaching out and standing up for working families, but even more so for young people. Young people were so enthused by her.

Many of us are concerned about the future of our democracy and whether younger people are going to vote, whether they are going to participate. Analilia made it clear that that was so important to her, and so we had--She got so many people who were younger to come out to vote, to actually participate in the election, to knock on doors, and all the things that are so important to our democracy.

She talked about solutions. She didn't just say: We want you to come out. She talked about solutions for working people that would actually make a difference. This is what is really important.

The reason that we are so enthused is that we see someone who reaches out to young people, who is a grassroots organizer, and who understands the problems of working families.

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