Zoe Lofgren: “Our colleague Loretta Sanchez is a true trailblazer. Beginning with her election in 1996, where in then- Republican…”

“Our colleague Loretta Sanchez is a true trailblazer. Beginning with her election in 1996, where in then- Republican Orange County, she had an upset victory against former Representative Bob Dornan. She defeated Representative Dornan by less than 1,000 votes. {time} 1945 When she got here, she immediately tried to do what she could for the defense of this Nation. She has served honorably as a senior member on the House Committee on Armed Services and the House Committee on Homeland Security and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces. She is considered a leader on military and national security issues. She is also the co-chair of the Congressional Women in the Military Caucus, where she advocated for female servicemembers to serve in combat roles, and she fought to end sexual assault in the Armed Forces. She served on the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, where she made sure our Nation is prepared for anything, any missile or nuclear attack. Another thing that I know so well about Loretta is how much she cares about human rights, and specifically her advocacy for human rights in Vietnam. She and I have co-chaired the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam. She has gone to Vietnam, and she is a reliable, vocal, smart, and dedicated advocate for human rights, for religious freedom and labor rights for people in Vietnam. Obviously a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, she served in the past as co-chair of the Immigration Task Force.…”