like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do have some prominent figures, like alexandria ocasio-cortez, veronica
but when you think of d.c., you mostly think of dead white guys, am i right? like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is
the only possible explanation for what triggered the covid pandemic i ll while a new senate republican report raises the possibility that there were two separate lab leaks at a chinese lab conducting risky gain of function research back in 2019. sandra: how will lawmakers hold china accountable as they hold more details of the origins of the pandemic. rand paul and mike johnson are on it, they will explain where they are going with all of this coming up. john: begin this tuesday, though, with new details on the mobs of teenagers committing heinous acts in downtown chicago, i ll while the new and outgoing leaders of the windy city downplay the chaos. i m john roberts in washington. sandra: a lot of nothing to see here coming from the leaders in chicago. a lot more on this coming up. this is america reports. mayor lori lightfoot is disputing the numerous acts of vandalism happening in the city, as well as the two teenagers that were shot in chicago s well-known historic