[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 21, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4627]
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 115--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS 
 THAT ALL WORKERS DESERVE FAIR TREATMENT AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS, 
 AND HONORING DOLORES HUERTA FOR HER COMMITMENT TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF 
    WORKING CONDITIONS FOR CHILDREN, WOMEN, AND FARM WORKER FAMILIES

  Mr. KENNEDY submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                            S. Con. Res. 115

       Whereas Dolores Huerta is a preeminent civil rights leader 
     who has been fighting for the rights of the underserved for 
     more than 40 years;
       Whereas Dolores Huerta was born on April 10, 1930, in 
     Dawson, New Mexico;
       Whereas Dolores Huerta was raised, along with her 2 
     brothers and 2 sisters, in the San Joaquin Valley town of 
     Stockton, California, where she was witness to her mother's 
     care and generosity for local, poverty-stricken farm worker 
     families;
       Whereas after earning a teaching credential from Stockton 
     College, Dolores Huerta was motivated to become a public 
     servant and community leader upon seeing her students suffer 
     from hunger and poverty;
       Whereas Dolores Huerta defied cultural and gender 
     stereotypes by becoming a powerful and distinguished champion 
     for farm worker families;
       Whereas in addition to her unyielding support for farm 
     workers' rights, Dolores Huerta has been a stalwart advocate 
     for the protection of women and children;
       Whereas notwithstanding her intensity of spirit and her 
     willingness to brave challenges, Dolores Huerta has always 
     espoused peaceful, nonviolent tactics to promote her ideals 
     and achieve her goals;
       Whereas Dolores Huerta established her career as a social 
     activist in 1955 when she founded the Stockton chapter of the 
     Community Service Organization, a Latino association based in 
     California, and became involved in the association's civic 
     and educational programs;
       Whereas in 1962, together with Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta 
     founded the National Farm Workers Association, a precursor to 
     the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, which was 
     formed in 1967;
       Whereas Dolores Huerta is the proud mother of 11 children 
     and has 14 grandchildren; and
       Whereas Dolores Huerta was inducted into the Women's Hall 
     of Fame in 1993 for her relentless dedication to farm worker 
     issues: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That--
       (1) it is the sense of the Congress that all workers 
     deserve fair treatment and safe working conditions; and
       (2) the Congress honors Dolores Huerta for her commitment 
     to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, 
     and farm worker families.

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