[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 31, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CESAR CHAVEZ

  (Mr. GRIJAVA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to take a moment to 
commemorate and celebrate the life of Cesar Chavez, a life that was a 
life with inspiration to all of us in this country because it meant the 
very best for all of us.
  Cesar Chavez had a vision for this country, and his legacy is a 
living legacy because of that vision; and the realization of that 
vision continues to be a work in progress and a work that we must all 
undertake. His vision was about inclusion, that all of us in this 
country deserve a place at the table and deserve to be treated with 
respect and with the humanity we all deserve. His vision was about 
fairness.
  This country is about all people regardless of who they are, where 
they came from, what they look like, what language they speak, that we 
all be treated fairly and equally. And his vision was the dignity of 
each person, that we are all entitled, all born with a dignity and a 
self-respect that merits the rest of us living to that legacy.
  And that is the living legacy of Cesar Chavez, and we commemorate his 
life today as a legacy that we must all continue to strive for and to 
make a reality in this country.

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