[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 227 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 227

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 80th 
   Anniversary of the city of Lynwood, California, and its role as a 
        flourishing, multi-cultural city in Los Angeles County.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2001

 Ms. Millender-McDonald submitted the following resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 80th 
   Anniversary of the city of Lynwood, California, and its role as a 
        flourishing, multi-cultural city in Los Angeles County.

Whereas the city of Lynwood, California, was incorporated in 1921, when new 
        residents flocked to the area because of its great land and plentiful 
        water;
Whereas since Lynwood's inception, the city has shown tremendous strength in 
        community involvement and has overcome many obstacles that challenged 
        the young city;
Whereas, in the 1930s, Lynwood faced a devastating earthquake and severe 
        economic hardship during the Great Depression, yet the community was 
        rebuilt, supplying construction jobs for unemployed local citizens;
Whereas Lynwood grew rapidly through the economic boom of the 1940s and served 
        as a settling place for returning World War II veterans;
Whereas, in 1961, Lynwood won the National All-American City Contest and 22 
        Lynwood schools captured Freedom Foundation Awards;
Whereas, through the years, Lynwood has grown into a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, 
        and multi-lingual community representative of a diverse United States;
Whereas Lynwood was invigorated during the 1990s with many new community 
        developments, including a new state-of-the-art high school, a youth 
        center, and the Rosa Parks Transit Center; and
Whereas the city of Lynwood is home to prideful citizens with an overwhelming 
        sense of community spirit: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the city of Lynwood, California, should be recognized 
        for the 80th Anniversary of its incorporation; and
            (2) the city of Lynwood and its citizens should be 
        recognized as a flourishing, multi-cultural community that is 
        representative of an increasingly diverse United States.
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