[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN HONOR OF MIRNA ACEITUNO BECOMING A U.S. CITIZEN

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                       HON. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY II

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, September 28, 1996

  Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating a very special person who will 
soon become a citizen of our great Nation. This is an especially 
gratifying moment for me because it is someone I know very well. She is 
a valued member of my staff here in Washington and she has proven over 
and over to be a great asset to me and the people of the Eighth 
District of Massachusetts.
  She came here as a young child with her family, escaping the 
political upheavals of her native Guatemala. They settled in Los 
Angeles and she attended the public schools there. She graduated high 
school and went on to the University of California at Santa Barbara, 
graduating from there in 1994. She moved to Washington, DC, in 1994 to 
pursue her interest in government.
  Few people know better the amazing opportunities that our country 
offers. This amazing young woman has chosen to give back to her country 
not only by working in the public sector, but also by being an active 
volunteer in her community. Now, she is choosing to avail herself of 
the greatest part of our democracy, the right to vote.
  My colleagues, this wonderful person's name is Mirna Aceituno and I 
am pleased to call her my friend. Please join me in congratulating her 
on this accomplishment.

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