Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the House floor to express my strong and unwavering support for the Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020. This bill would hold public notaries accountable that abuse their power to take advantage of vulnerable communities with language barriers or who cannot read or who cannot fully understand the legal system. Many Spanish-speaking immigrants, for example, turn to notaries because in their home countries a notario publico refers to a lawyer. H.R. 8225 criminalizes notario fraud schemes to ensure that no one can take advantage of the literal-sounding translation of notario publico. Significantly, some grifters have fraudulently used the notary public title to hold themselves out as authorized to provide advice and services. When I was a legal aid lawyer, I remember seeing firsthand many deceitful practices at the expense of poor people due to the language barrier, due to the immigration status, or due to the fact that people could not read the papers that they brought to the notario publicos. That was wrong then, and it is still wrong today. As Members of Congress, we have a responsibility to protect the well- being and livelihoods of the most vulnerable among us, including American families across the country. Certainly, courts have recognized the widespread prevalence of notario fraud, and the negative impact on immigrants and their families is clear. Mr.…”