[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 20, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H1008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CESAR CHAVEZ, A GREAT AMERICAN HERO

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
historic event in San Diego, the renaming of Crosby Street in Barrio 
Logan to Caesar E. Chavez Parkway.
  Guided by local leaders Councilman Ralph Inzunza, Rachel Ortiz, Luis 
Natividad, Sam Duran, Carlos and Linda Legerrette, and pushed along by 
the San Diego Cesar Chavez Commemoration Committee, the Parkway paves 
the way for the renaissance of Barrio Logan.
  Chavez's commitment to fair wages, better working conditions, decent 
housing and quality education is still alive and well in San Diego. I 
am proud of my constituents and the efforts of local leaders to honor 
this humble yet great man.
  Cesar Chavez deserves to be honored as a great American hero. His 
dedication to human rights and justice warrants his birthday being 
seriously considered a national holiday.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in giving Chavez his rightful place 
in American history.

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