[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 54 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E710]
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                   HONORING ROBSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL BAND

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 1999

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to shine the light on a 
performance later this week on the west side of the Capitol. I would 
like to invite all of you and your staff to hear the Robstown High 
School Band from my hometown of Robstown, TX.
  Many of you have heard me talk about my hometown. Robstown is the 
biggest little town in Texas. Robstown has given the community, the 
state and the nation much of which they can be proud. Some prominent 
politicians at the local, the state and the national level hail from 
this big little town.
  Robstown has thrilled us with their state baseball titles. The 
Cottonpickers baseball team is consistently underrated by the 
opposition from the bigger, more affluent school districts.
  This week, however, Robstown High School sends its band to entertain 
us on the lower west terrace of the U.S. Capitol on April 23 from 1:30 
to 2:15. The 120 young people in the band will be in the area on an 
educational trip during which they will see the museums and monuments 
Washington has to offer.
  I hope all my colleagues will join me in welcoming the Robstown High 
School band to the U.S. Capitol.

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