[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 151 (Tuesday, November 15, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H10190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                               ED ROYBAL

  (Mr. GRIJALVA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to add my voice of homage and 
respect that we all have for Congressman Ed Roybal.
  Our entire Nation, and Latinos in particular, owe Congressman Roybal 
a huge debt of gratitude. We can manifest our gratitude by holding true 
to the integrity, the values, the fairness that Congressman Roybal 
represented in this Chamber.
  We can also repay Congressman Roybal by insisting that all Americans 
have an equal voice and demanding truth as a guiding principle in our 
government.
  I would not be here to celebrate the life of Ed Roybal if he had not 
blazed a path to which all of us aspire to follow in our political 
lives. Indeed, Congressman Roybal's shoes cannot be filled, but we can 
all stay on the path.
  My sincere respect and pesame to the Roybal family and my thanks to 
Congressman Roybal for sharing the possibilities and raising our 
expectations. Congressman Roybal established our Hispanic Caucus as a 
founder; NALEO, an organization that represents Latino elected 
officials; but more importantly he broke the stereotypes about Latinos' 
place in our Nation and in our political life, that we no longer are 
just observers in this process but empowered participants. And for that 
all Americans should be grateful. We should honor and celebrate a life 
well-served, a life well-dedicated and a life well-spent.

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