POPE FRANCIS LED BY EXAMPLE

On 2025-05-01, Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31) delivered a floor speech titled "POPE FRANCIS LED BY EXAMPLE" in the House.

POPE FRANCIS LED BY EXAMPLE

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 73 (Thursday, May 1, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 73 (Thursday, May 1, 2025)] [House] [Page H1781] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] POPE FRANCIS LED BY EXAMPLE (Mr. CISNEROS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. CISNEROS. Mr. Speaker, Pope Francis led by example. He showed compassion and empathy to all. He reminded us of our shared humanity, and he treated everyone with dignity and respect. Pope Francis understood what it meant to care for one another. Many of my Republican colleagues often talk about their Christian values. They should practice what they preach. The reconciliation bill shows no compassion and no concern for the American people. Their bill is predatory. The latest proposal to place so-called per capita caps on Medicaid funding would still jeopardize healthcare for millions of Americans. This includes over 282,000 people in my district. Mr. Speaker, 103,000 children under the age of 19 and 37,000 seniors would have their care ripped away. I urge my Republican colleagues to stop with their empty platitudes, to stop catering to the cruel authority of President Trump, to stop putting billionaires over the American people. I urge them to take Pope Francis' message of compassion, of respect, and of moral courage to heart. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President. ____________________