Rep. Garcia: Honoring State Rep. Rashid
April 30, 2025
April 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on April 29, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech):
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Mr. Speaker, as we approach the end of Arab American Heritage Month, I rise to honor my colleague and friend, State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid.
As the first Muslim elected in the Illinois General Assembly and the only . . .
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Mr. Speaker, as we approach the end of Arab American Heritage Month, I rise to honor my colleague and friend, State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid.
As the first Muslim elected in the Illinois General Assembly and the only . . .