[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  KIKA DE LA GARZA U.S. BORDER STATION

  (Mr. HINOJOSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, today we will be considering under 
suspension of the rules a measure to name the U.S. border station 
located in Pharr, TX, after my esteemed predecessor, the Honorable Kika 
de la Garza.
  This is indeed a fitting tribute for an individual whom many of us 
here in this Chamber have had the pleasure and privilege of working 
with. He is a man who has dedicated his life to public service, who has 
been an international ambassador for American agriculture, and who is 
known throughout all of Texas and the Nation simply as ``Kika.''
  This is a man who has made an illustrious institution all the more 
distinguished by his countenance, his acumen, and his devotion to doing 
what it takes to get the job done. No one deserves this honor more, and 
I want to take this opportunity to say from my heart, 
``Congratulations, Kika, for your decades of outstanding work on behalf 
of the citizens of the 15th District in Texas.''

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