Glenn Grothman: “We are beginning November here. What does November mean? It varies from city to city, but it means the Hmong New Year.…”

“We are beginning November here. What does November mean? It varies from city to city, but it means the Hmong New Year. Madam Speaker, I call to my colleagues' attention that some time during November or December, if you have a Hmong population close by, they will be celebrating their new year. I encourage everyone to show up and learn more about Hmong culture, their beautiful dress, great clothes, and great music. Our country always has a debt to pay to the Hmong, who fought during the Vietnam war against totalitarian atheism, the most evil form of government we have ever known. Afterward, they came to our country. Wisconsin has the third most Hmong in the country, and I have gotten to know many. I have yet to run into a Hmong family--I am sure they must exist--that was not doing very well. Everyone was getting married, having children, living the American Dream. Madam Speaker, I congratulate my Hmong friends. I look forward to celebrating separate the new year in Oshkosh and Sheboygan. I hope that anyone listening out there finds their local Hmong New Year celebration. ____________________”