ɪnðə fˈɪftiːnθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hiː sˈɜːvd æz tʃˈɛɹpɚsən ʌvðə kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn pˈɑːvɚɾi ɐlˌiːvɪˈeɪʃən ænd æz vˈaɪs tʃˈɛɹpɚsən ʌvðə kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn lˈeɪbɚ ænd ɛmplˈɔɪmənt ænd ðə kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn pˈiːpəlz pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən.
In the 15th Congress, he served as Chairperson of the Committee on Poverty Alleviation  and as vice chairperson of the Committee on Labor and Employment and the Committee on People's Participation.