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"It was very emotional," she said of having the pope go by right in front of her. A "DREAMer" – someone brought as a child to the U.S. illegally and who hopes to remain – Moreno will also see the pope Thursday in the House of Representatives chamber as a guest of Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, when the pope speaks at a joint session of Congress.
Lisette Moreno, 31, of Dallas lined up at the Ellipse at 9 the night before to get a good view.
Having the pope pass right in front of her "was very emotional," she said.
A "DREAMer" — someone brought to the U.S. illegally as a child who hopes to remain — Moreno will also see the pope Thursday in the House chamber as a guest of Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, when the pope speaks to a joint session of Congress
Now Democrats see a chance to use the pope's appearance to advance their own political agenda. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is also planning a series of events this week to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month and the pope's visit to encourage Congress to take up immigration reform. "Pope Francis, we ask you to use your voice to help us advocate for the undocumented and people living in poverty in our community," said Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) in one of the videos.
House Democrats are preparing a wish-list of policies they hope Pope Francis will advocate for during his appearance on Capitol Hill this week. In a series of set to be released...
"Pope Francis, we ask you to use your voice to help us advocate for the undocumented and people living in poverty in our community," said Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) in one of the videos.
The presentation was part of a ceremony held Tuesday at Lockheed Martin, celebrating the first rollout of F-35s being delivered to Norway. Norwegian dignitaries, Lockheed Martin employees and government officials, including U.S. Reps. Kay Granger and Marc Veasey, were in attendance. Other guests walked upon a red carpet as they entered the building.
In a series of short videos released Tuesday, Democrats urge the pontiff to advocate for their issues during his address to Congress. In each video a variety of different lawmakers speak directly to the camera.
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX), Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) also appeared in the immigration video directly into the camera and address their statements and desires to the Pope.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey said that if the speech mentions immigration reform, his "deepest hope is that the pope's message does not fall on deaf ears and that my Republican colleagues finally bring comprehensive immigration reform to the floor for a vote."
"It is the only way that we as an elected body and as brothers and sisters of the global community can fulfill his call to action and give the undocumented community concrete hope," said Veasey, D-Fort Worth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, el congresista Marc Veasey , TX- 33, anunció que Lissette Moreno del North Texas Dream Team lo va acompañar en la galería de la Cámara de Representantes cuando el Papa Francisco dará un discurso ante el Congreso en una sesión conjunta el jueves, 24 de septiembre. En varias ocasiones, El Papa ha llamado a la comunidad mundial en la necesidad de enfrentar el 'desafío moral de la migración' y Moreno ha trabajado para defender los derechos de la comunidad de inmigrantes indocumentados en Tejas y en los Estados Unidos.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, announced that Lisette Moreno of the North Texas Dream Team will join him as his guest in the House gallery when Pope Francis addresses Congress in a joint-session on Thursday, September 24, 2015. Pope Francis has spoken repeatedly on the global community's need to face the ‘moral challenge of migration' and Moreno is an avid advocate for the undocumented immigrant community in Texas and beyond.
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act and H.R. 3504, the Adding Criminal Penalties for Violating the Born Alive Act, a series of House Republican bills that attack critical health care services for women: