[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 14 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E208-E209]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN HONOR OF THE FOUNDING OF THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN 
                            CITIZENS (LULAC)

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                          HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 1998

  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the League of United 
Latin American Citizens on this their sixty-ninth birthday.
  LULAC was founded in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1929 and is the oldest 
and largest Hispanic civil rights organization in the country. Since 
its beginning, LULAC has promoted the cause of Hispanic Americans in 
education, employment, economic development and civil rights. LULAC has 
established nationwide programs for educational attainment, job 
training, housing, scholarships, citizenship, and voter registration.
  LULAC has adopted a legislative platform that promotes humanitarian 
relief for immigrants, increased educational opportunities for our 
youth, and equal treatment for all Hispanics in the United States and 
its territories, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  In every endeavor, LULAC has stood for the rights of individuals. 
Through community outreach, LULAC has touched the lives of thousands of 
Hispanic members of society.

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  My congratulations to the founders and members of LULAC and my best 
wishes to the continued success of this venerable organization on its 
sixty-ninth birthday.

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