Rep. Tony Cárdenas has a long history in political office. He was first elected to the California State Assembly in 1996. He went on to serve three terms in the assembly and was later elected to the Los Angeles City Council, in 2003. He has served in Congress since 2013. Meanwhile, California Congressman Pete Aguilar, the highest-ranking Latino member of Congress, called for indicted U.S. Sen. Robert Menéndez (D-New Jersey) to resign.
Aguilar represents San Bernardino and other portions of Southern California’s Inland Empire, is chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
La primera exposición, denominada “¡Presente! Una historia latina de los Estados Unidos”, analiza cómo los latinos dieron forma a la nación.
Congress approved the creation of the National Museum of the American Latino three years ago as part of the group of Smithsonian museums but the Smithsonian cannot build a new museum without federal legislation. In the U.S. House of Representatives, California Democrat Tony Cárdenas is a co-sponsor of the bill.
There is bipartisan support but time is running out. Congress approved the creation of the National Museum of the American Latino three years ago as part of the group of Smithsonian museums but the Smithsonian cannot build a new museum without federal legislation. In the U.S. House of Representatives, California Democrat Tony Cárdenas is a co-sponsor of the bill. There is bipartisan support but time is running out,
The first exhibit, called “¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States,” takes a look at how Latinos shaped the nation.