Two weeks ago, I had a friend from my district, born in Mexico, works in the hydrocarbon industry, came down to the Capitol to testify. And I don't think that his voice was heard because of the message and because of the industry that he works in. In fact, the next day, I came into work and I heard the whispers of people asking, calling into question his ethnicity because of the industry that he works in. (02:30–02:37)
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Asserts that the testimony of his friend was not heard due to his industry and message.
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