[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 173 (Wednesday, January 2, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2035-E2036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JENNI RIVERA

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                         HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 2, 2013

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jenni Rivera. On 
December 9, a plane crash took the, life of the singer and six others 
on board. Jenni Rivera was known as ``La Diva de la Banda,'' the queen 
of Banda music. But she was much more than a music superstar; she was 
``una guerrera,'' a warrior for her family, and a role model to many. 
She faced monumental challenges in life, but tackled them with dignity 
and determination. At the

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public celebration of her life this week, her family described her as 
being ``perfectly imperfect,'' but to the millions of us moved by her 
music and her life story, she was and will always be ``nuestra Jenni,'' 
La Diva de la Banda. I ask that my colleagues join me in celebrating 
this beautiful guerrera, a guerrera of life and of music.

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