{"id":17764,"date":"2023-09-19T14:04:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=17764"},"modified":"2023-09-25T15:40:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:40:25","slug":"merkley-joins-colleagues-in-introducing-bill-to-create-african-diaspora-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-joins-colleagues-in-introducing-bill-to-create-african-diaspora-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley se une a sus colegas para presentar un proyecto de ley para crear el Mes de la Herencia de la Di\u00e1spora Africana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, DC \u2013 El senador estadounidense de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, miembro del Comit\u00e9 de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, se uni\u00f3 a su colega miembro del comit\u00e9, el senador Tim Kaine (D-VA), en la presentaci\u00f3n de un proyecto de ley que autoriza la designaci\u00f3n formal de un Mes Nacional de la Herencia de la Di\u00e1spora Africana. La legislaci\u00f3n consolidar\u00eda esta celebraci\u00f3n al reconocer y reafirmar las importantes contribuciones de la di\u00e1spora africana a los Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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"Oreg\u00f3n, y nuestro pa\u00eds, es m\u00e1s fuerte debido a las diversas culturas, tradiciones y contribuciones econ\u00f3micas que benefician a nuestra sociedad desde nuestras numerosas comunidades de di\u00e1spora". dijo el senador Merkley.<\/strong> "Ya es hora de que celebremos oficialmente la diversa di\u00e1spora africana y reconozcamos las abundantes contribuciones que estas comunidades comparten con todos nosotros aqu\u00ed en Oreg\u00f3n y en todo el pa\u00eds".<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

La di\u00e1spora africana en Oreg\u00f3n es rica en diversidad, con m\u00e1s de 28 pa\u00edses africanos diferentes y m\u00faltiples grupos \u00e9tnicos representados en todo el estado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adem\u00e1s de Merkley y Kaine, este proyecto de ley tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 copatrocinado por los senadores Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Coons (D-DE), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ben Cardin. (D-MD) y Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El texto de la factura se puede encontrar aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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