; Whereas Hispanic-owned businesses represent the fastest growing segment of small businesses in the United States, with Latino-owned businesses growing at more than 15 times the national rate; Whereas, as of August 2018, more than 28,000,000 Latino workers represented 17 percent of the total civilian labor force of the United States, and, as a result of Latinos experiencing the fastest population growth of all race and ethnicity groups in the United States, the rate of Latino participation in the labor force is expected to grow to 20 percent by 2024, accounting for 1/5 of the total labor force; Whereas, with 65.3 percent of Latinos participating in the labor force of the United States, Latinos have the highest rate of participation in that labor force of any racial or ethnic group, resulting in an expansion of the Latino labor force at a rate that is 3 times as fast as the rest of the population of the United States; Whereas, as of 2019, there were approximately 367,608 Latino elementary and middle school teachers, 99,324 Latino chief executives of businesses, 71,920 Latino lawyers, 83,448 Latino physicians and surgeons, and 24,102 Latino psychologists, who contribute to the United States through their professions; Whereas, during the COVID–19 pandemic, Latinos and Latinas disproportionately work in essential service jobs that help prevent the economy of the United States from collapsing, such as jobs in health care facilities, farms, factories, grocery stores, and public transportation; Whereas Hispanic Americans serve in all branches of the Armed Forces and have fought bravely in every war in the history of the United States; Whereas, in 2019, more than 200,000 Hispanic members of the Armed Forces served on active duty, and there were approximately 1,200,000 Hispanic veterans of the Armed Forces, including 136,000 Latinas