[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 20, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H2933-H2934]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              SERVING TO FULFILL A VISION FOR ALL AMERICA

  (Mr. REDMOND asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. REDMOND. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New Mexico [Mr. 
Skeen]. I am sorry that our colleague, the gentleman from Albuquerque, 
NM [Mr. Schiff], could not be with us.
  Mr. Speaker, jatahe from the Navajos, buenos tardes from our Hispanic 
brothers, and hello from the Anglo population from northern New Mexico.
  Regardless of which of New Mexico's many languages I greet you with 
today, Navajo, Tiwa, Spanish, or English, we are patriotic Americans 
who love our country. We gave of our land to develop the weapons which 
ended World War II early and save hundreds of thousands of lives. We 
gave our language. We provided Navajo Code Talkers for the safety of 
our soldiers during World War II. We gave of our sons.
  The Bataan Memorial in Santa Fe is a testimony to our Hispanic 
brothers who died in the death march. We love our families. We keenly 
understand the covenant of American culture, to provide for opportunity 
for our children that we can only imagine, while honoring our elders 
who gave to us what they could only dream.
  I have campaigned on a vision of a free and a prosperous America, 
based on the idea that the hard-earned money of American workers 
belongs to them and their families first. I dedicate my first term in 
Congress to my parents, John and Mary Redmond, who sacrificed for their 
seven children to fulfill this covenant and this vision for their 
children.

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  So I join you today as a servant of my constituents to fulfill this 
vision for all of America. It is an honor to serve with you.

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