June 09, 2022

Cárdenas Joins Speaker Pelosi’s Congressional Delegation to Summit of the Americas

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY — Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) has joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Congressional delegation for the Ninth Summit of the Americas. As the only hemispheric meeting of leaders from the countries of the Americas, the Summit serves as the most important forum to address the region’s shared challenges and opportunities.  

The Ninth Summit marks the first time the United States has hosted the event since the inaugural meeting in Miami in 1994. As Chair and Host, the United States will work with the region’s stakeholders toward securing leader-level commitments and concrete actions that dramatically improve pandemic response and resilience, promote a green and equitable recovery, build strong and inclusive democracies and address the root causes of migration. 

“In Los Angeles, we know that every single one of us has a deep cultural, economic and historic connection to the Americas,” said Congressman Cárdenas. “That’s why I’m honored to join Speaker Pelosi’s delegation for the Ninth Summit of the Americas right here in my hometown. I look forward to meeting with leaders from the Western Hemisphere to discuss our common responsibilities to address the mutual challenges impacting our communities. I’m hopeful that together we can build a more sustainable, resilient and equitable future for everyone.”

“Our delegation heads to the Summit of the Americas to make crystal clear that the Congress remains fully committed to advancing security, prosperity and democracy in the Western Hemisphere,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  “Nearly three decades after the United States hosted the first Summit of the Americas, President Biden, Vice President Harris and Secretary Blinken are convening leaders of the Americas at a pivotal moment.  Right now, our nations are grappling with serious and urgent challenges: long-standing economic inequality, the climate emergency, the migration crisis and the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, while at the same time we continue to confront Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine.  In Los Angeles, our Members will engage with key leaders of our neighbors in the region as we embrace an ambitious, wide-reaching agenda aimed at sustainable, resilient and equitable development – now and for decades to come.

Members of the delegation include:

  • Speaker Nancy Pelosi
  • Chairwoman Maxine Waters, Chair of the Committee on Financial Services
  • Chairman Gregory Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Chair of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the House Committee on Appropriations; Member of the House Committee on the Budget
  • Chairman Mark Takano, Chair of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
  • Congresswoman Karen Bass, Chair of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Member of the Judiciary Committee
  • Congressman Jimmy Gomez, Host Member of the Summit of the Americas; Member of the House Ways and Means Committee; Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform
  • Congressman Raul Ruiz, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee; Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
  • Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; Chair of the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion of the House Committee on Financial Services; Member of the U.S. Joint Economic Committee
  • Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, Chair of the New Democrat Coalition; Vice Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee
  • Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security; Member of the House Committee on the Budget
  • Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chair of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the House Committee on Appropriations; Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform
  • Congresswoman Julia Brownley, Chair of the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
  • Congressman Joaquin Castro, Chair of the Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Member of the House Education and Labor Committee
  • Congressman Alan Lowenthal, Chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the House Committee on Natural Resources; Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Congressman Eric Swalwell, Chair of the Subcommittee on Intelligence Modernization and Readiness of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Member of the House Homeland Security Committee
  • Congressman Tony Cardenas, Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
  • Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, Member of the House Ways and Means Committee; Member of the House Committee on the Budget; Member of the House Agriculture Committee
  • Congresswoman Norma Torres, Member of the House Committee on Appropriations; Member of the House Rules Committee;
  • Congresswoman Nanette Barragan, Chair of the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation and Operations of the House Homeland Security Committee; Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee         
  • Congressman Salud Carbajal, Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Member of the House Agriculture Committee
  • Congressman Lou Correa, Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management and Accountability of the House Homeland Security Committee; Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Member of the House Agriculture Committee
  • Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Member of the House Committee on Appropriations; Member of the House Education and Labor Committee
  • Congressman Vicente Gonzalez, Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Member of the House Committee on Financial Services
  • Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform; Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Member of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis
  • Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor; Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

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