[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E339]
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                        HONORING ELBA IRIS ROJAS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 1998

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the work and 
achievements of Elba Iris Rojas. Elba was born in Puerto Rico and she 
and her family moved to the United States when she was just a child. 
Her family has allowed her to become the success that she is today.
  As a result of her dedication to education, Ms. Rojas was awarded a 
scholarship to Kings County Hospital of Nursing in 1968. During her 
tenure in the nursing program, Elba knew that she could best serve her 
community as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. For over twenty years she 
has managed to provide invaluable services in this capacity through a 
joint program of Kings County Hospital Center and Down State Medical 
Center. While working at the Hospital, Ms. Rojas has participated in 
numerous health fairs and career days in community high schools. She 
also serves as a mentor to nursing students. I have no doubt that Mrs. 
Rojas has guided many young people to make their own contributions to 
the field of health.
  When one speaks to Ms. Rojas, one gets a sense that she is truly 
excited about her life. As a wife, mother of three, and a professional, 
it is clear that the demands of these roles do not exhaust her, but 
strengthen her commitment to her work and family.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Ms. Elba Iris Rojas for 
all of her achievements, for being a woman who dares to be different, 
and for showing young women everywhere that they can do and accomplish 
anything.

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