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Alderman Ricardo Munoz Delivers Hispanic Radio Response This Saturday
(Comtex Government Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)WASHINGTON, Jun 3, 2006 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) --Alderman Ricardo Munoz will deliver the Democratic Hispanic Radio Address this Saturday, June 3, 2006. Munoz will discuss the Republican Party's misplaced priorities and attempts to scapegoat immigrants for political gain.
The audio of the address will be heard through local Univision Radio, Latino Broadcasting Company, Radio Formula, Radiovisa, Radio Bilingue, and CNN en Espanol Radio affiliates after 11:06 a.m. ET on Saturday.
The audio, embargoed until 11:06 a.m. ET on Saturday, can be downloaded at:
http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v001/democratic1.download.akamai. com/8082/audio/addresses/20060602(underscore)munoz.mp3
The translated text of the address in English appears below:
Good morning. This is Ricardo Munoz, Chicago Alderman and a Proud Democrat.
Every single day in my city, I see the effect that President Bush's and the Republican controlled Congress' failed leadership and misplaced priorities have on our families.
Every single day families in my city and in cities across the country struggle with high health care costs and high gas prices. Too many families are forced to juggle multiple jobs just to pay the bills and put food on the table. And every single day too many families worry about loved ones in Iraq, and about a President who has no strategy to get the job done and no plan to bring their loved ones home.
The American people deserve to have these issues addressed by their elected officials in Washington. But next week, when Congress returns from its recess, it will not be talking about health care or high gas prices or the war in Iraq. Instead, the President and the Republican leaders in Washington will use their power to pander to the conservative base with a divisive measure. By bringing the Federal Marriage Amendment to the Senate for a vote, the Republican Party hopes to use marriage as an issue to divide Americans, and scapegoat Americans based on their sexual orientation for political gain.
This is not a new tactic. In 2004 the Republican Party used the same issue to divert voters' attention from real issues. And over the past year, the Republican Party has tried to use Hispanics as the scapegoats for the 2006 elections, voting to criminalize immigrants, families, doctors, and even clergy. Because scapegoating Hispanics has not been as easy, and because they continue to lose support for their failed policies even among conservatives, Republicans in Washington are at it again.
Using any group of people as scapegoats, be they Hispanic or gay, is not only morally wrong, it is shameful and un-American. America deserves better than this.
Democrats value all families and are committed to the fundamental principle that every American has the right to live in dignity, with equal rights, responsibilities and protections under the law. Democrats strongly oppose any attempt to write discrimination into law. We will fight this hateful, divisive amendment just as we fought and continue to fight against the criminalization of immigrants. And with your support and your vote, we will make sure that the Congress of the United States once again works for the American people, not against them.
This is Ricardo Munoz for the Democratic Party. Thank you for listening.
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