[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 24, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 24, 2004

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, congratulations to the League of United 
Latin American Citizens on 75 years of outstanding service. Your work 
has improved the lives of millions of Hispanic Americans and has 
benefited our entire country.
  Seventy-five years ago, the founders of the League of United Latin 
American Citizens, better known as LULAC, joined together to establish 
an organization that would become the largest, oldest and most 
successful Hispanic civil rights and service organization in the United 
States. Since its inception on February 17, 1919, in Corpus Christi, 
Texas, LULAC has championed the cause of Hispanic Americans in 
education, employment, economic development and civil rights.
  LULAC has developed a comprehensive set of nationwide programs 
fostering educational attainment, job training, housing, scholarships, 
citizenship, and voter registration. Its members throughout the Nation 
have developed a tremendous track record advancing the prosperity and 
civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States. LULAC's 
legislative platform 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.
  This year the League of United Latin American Citizens will celebrate 
75 years of community service to increase educational opportunities and 
improve the quality of life for Hispanic Americans. I am proud to join 
my colleagues in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the LULAC 
membership, and Americans across the country in commending LULAC on 75 
years of service and the great contributions LULAC has made to our 
country.

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