Katie Phang

When he attacks our Muslim Americans, let's stand with our Muslim Americans.

When he attacks our Hispanic Americans, let's stand with our Hispanic Americans.

When he attacks our Somali Americans, let's stand with our Somali Americans.

And here is a champion doing the hard work at the county level, Nefisa Fine.

Let's give her a big welcome.

I think the senators started a trend, so I'm just going to hold the mic as well.

Hello, everyone.

I think the secret is out.

I am from Somalia, but don't share that with Donald Trump.

My state had enough of him, so.

My name is Nafisa Pai, and I serve as a Washington County Commissioner in Washington County, Oregon.

I'm honored to be here in Washington, D.C., because policies passed in D.C.

have real consequences for the people I represent back home in Oregon.

I want to thank Senator Jeff Merkley for inviting me and for standing with communities in Oregon.

In Washington County, residents are directly impacted every day

Man, D.C., I thought Oregon was really cold, but D.C.

is super cold.

I tell you.

It's been a while since I've been in Somalia, so I should be used to the cold weather, but D.C.

is really cold.