{"id":15108,"date":"2022-09-15T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=15108"},"modified":"2022-09-20T16:31:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T20:31:12","slug":"sen-ossoff-introduces-bipartisan-resolution-honoring-the-contributions-of-the-latino-community-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-introduces-bipartisan-resolution-honoring-the-contributions-of-the-latino-community-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Introduces Bipartisan Resolution\u00a0Honoring the Contributions of the Latino Community in the United States\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sen. Ossoff honors the Latino Community of Georgia by introducing bipartisan resolution commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Washington, D.C. \u2013<\/strong> Today, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), John Cornyn (R-TX), and 43 of his Senate colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution honoring the contributions of the Latino community in the United States by continuing the annual celebration commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnity and diversity are the essence of the American Dream, and that truth is what makes our Nation strong.\u201d<strong> Sen. Ossoff said. \u201c<\/strong>I am grateful every day for the extraordinary contributions of Georgia\u2019s Hispanic community, and I work every day to be present in and of service to the Hispanic community.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hispanic Heritage Month is a reminder of the remarkable work of Hispanic and Latino Americans in Georgia committed to moving the state forward by standing on the frontlines of change and progress. It is also a time to embrace the cultural Hispanic traditions that bring all Americans together.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This bipartisan and bicameral resolution recognizes the immense contributions of Latino Americans to Georgia and the United States.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff continues to be a champion for the Latino community of Georgia in the United States Senate. This year, Sen. Ossoff has worked to ensure that Georgians encountering language barriers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-sen-ossoff-secures-commitment-from-usda-official-to-improve-access-to-affordable-housing-for-georgians-facing-language-barriers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">access to affordable housing<\/a>, passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/breaking-senate-passes-sen-ossoff-championed-bipartisan-bill-to-bring-more-mobile-health-clinics-to-georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bipartisan legislation<\/a> to fund new mobile health clinics and rural health centers, and worked to bring almost 500 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/news-sen-ossoff-announces-470-new-jobs-in-dalton-ga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new jobs<\/a> at the Q-Cells factory in Dalton.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022_hhm_resolution.pdf\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong> to read the full resolution commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ossoff honors the Latino Community of Georgia by introducing bipartisan resolution commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month&nbsp; Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), John Cornyn (R-TX), and 43 of his Senate colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution honoring the contributions of the Latino community in the United States by [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15108","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/15108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/15108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15114,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/15108\/revisions\/15114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}