Today on the Senate floor, Republican senators came together to recognize and celebrate one of the most meaningful cultural observances for Hispanic children: Día del Niño. This holiday originated in Mexico in 1932, was adopted in the Mexican-American community of Colorado, and is celebrated every April 30.
This initiative was inspired by our engagement with Hispanic Americans, nonprofits, and community advocates who have emphasized the importance of honoring that heritage.
We were eager to lead this effort because we believe that the promise of being American — of enjoying freedom, opportunity, and respect — should never depend on background, language, or party.
As a long-time legislator in both the state House and Senate and an ardent defender of the principles of the Constitution, Senator Mark Baisley holds that this is the country where we are all the same under the same God and the same Constitution; that is what our founding fathers taught us.
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