Hilda L. Solis: “I am very privileged to be in this position, and I know that we have a long charge ahead of us. Madam Speaker, tonight…”

“I am very privileged to be in this position, and I know that we have a long charge ahead of us. Madam Speaker, tonight, today as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Health Task Force, I wanted to call attention to the health status of Latinos throughout the United States. When we talk tonight about Latino health care, it is important to note that Latinos are the fastest growing minority group in the country, in the United States. So the issues we face confront the health care field throughout the country, whether you live in east Los Angeles, in my district in California, or if you live in Atlanta, Georgia, or in Birmingham, Alabama, where we are seeing a large number of Hispanics now residing in that area. The issues are no different there than they are in other parts of the country with respect to those that are uninsured. African Americans and Latinos still face the same kinds of problems.”