you're on with arturo vargas. caller: thank you, pedro. good morning. good morning, america. would you, mr. vargas, please share a comment about the latino congresswoman that has been in the news and was spoken of before? also, what do you suggest to address those issues you spoke of earlier? everything you do, guys. with regard to the congresswomanbout alexandria ocasio-cortez, what i always admired about the way members of congress conducted themselves as they did so with dignity and decorum. even when they disagreed they should not be disagreeable. on the house floor they would refer to each other as the gentleman, and as women were elected, the gentlelady from certain states. to see how we have evolved to where members of congress are calling each other slurs and using language that is not even fit for prime time really speaks to where we are as a nation in terms of our politics. i believe she deserves an apology. more than anything i think there should be some examination -- how did we get here? how do we go back to the day when we could disagree, but respect each other?

host: joining us from los angeles is arturo vargas, the ceo of the national association of latino elected and appointed officials educational fund. thank you for giving us your time this morning, sir. arturo: good morning. how are you? host: i am good. remind our viewers about your organization, its purpose and what it does. arturo: our organization was established in 1975. .dward r. roibal he was a pioneer in american politics and latino politics. the cdc campus is named after him because of his leadership in helping ensure this country had effective health policies. policies. our mission is to promote the full participation of latinos in american democracy. we are a membership organization, but also a nonprofit organization that works every day to strengthen american democracy, by making surely tino's fully participate. -- making sure latinos fully participate. host: i'm sure you are keeping an eye on the decision by the president when it comes to the senses. remind the decision and the response your organization has. guest: we are laser focused and making sure this country has a fair a

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joining us from los angeles is arturo vargas, the ceo of the national association of latino elected and appointed visuals edge -- and appointed officials educational fund. about yourviewers organization, its purpose and what it does. guest: our organization was established in 1975. he was a pioneer in american politics and latino politics. the cdc campus is named after him because of his leadership in

host: arturo vargas joins us from los angeles. "washington journal" continues. from tim phillips joins us greenville, north carolina. good morning to you, sir. can you remind folks about your organization? guest: americans for prosperity is a nationwide grassroots organization with staff and volunteers across the country. we focus on knocking down the barriers holding people back from living fulfilling lives. a lot of the time that is government policy, which is what we are talking about today. a lot of the times it is issues like poverty and addiction in communities as well. a lot of public policy as well. host: a little bit about your funding, if you might. are you directly affiliated with the coke brothers? guest: yes, we are. passed away last year. yes, we have an affiliation and are proud of that affiliation. when it comes to affiliation, the coronavirus relief package, various price tags being thrown around by the senate and house side. you have some concern about what is being suggested? guest: we do. the congress has appropriated the president to sign in

host: joining us from los angeles is arturo vargas, the ceo of the national association of latino elected and appointed officials educational fund. thank you for giving us your time this morning, sir. arturo: good morning. how are you? host: i am good. remind our viewers about your organization, its purpose and what it does. arturo: our organization was established in 1975. .dward r. roibal he was a pioneer in american politics and latino politics. the cdc campus is named after him because of his leadership in helping ensure this country had effective health policies. policies. our mission is to promote the full participation of latinos in american democracy. we are a membership organization, but also a nonprofit

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. >> joining us is arturo vargas, president of the ceo of the nationalassociation of latino electedand appointed officials educational fund . thanks for giving us your time thismorning . >> how are you . >> remind our viewers about your organization . its purpose, what it does. >> our organization established in 1976 by the late edward r bruegel, he was the pioneer in american politics and latino politics as well. the cdc campus is named after him because of his leadership in helping assure that we pass effective health policy. our mission is to promote the full participation of latinos in tiamerican democracy so we are a membership organization but also a nonprofit organization that works every day to strengthen american democracy and making sure that latinos fully participate. >> on the topic of participation and i suspect one of the topics you're keeping a close eye on is his decision by the president when it comes to the senses. i remind viewers what was decided on by the administration and particularly the response your organization has. >> we are laser focused on making sure that