[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 20 (Monday, February 3, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1528]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            JOE'S STONE CRAB

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, to the sound of cracking claws, Joe's 
Stone Crab, a famous, and especially delicious, South Beach institution 
has made its debut here in the Nation's Capital.
  Over 100 years ago, in 1913, Joe and Jennie Weiss started a lunch 
stand on Miami Beach that has become a south Florida icon, as 
recognizable as South Beach, Little Havana, or the Everglades.
  Many families view the opportunity to dig into a plate of Joe's stone 
crabs as a special treat, especially because they have to save up their 
money for a while in order to get to Joe's.
  South Floridians are proud to support Joe's because even after 100 
years, it is still a family-owned business, one that treats their 
nearly 400 employees like they are part of that family.
  So, to all of my congressional colleagues, if you cannot make it down 
to my sunny and warm Miami congressional district to try these 
delicious stone crabs, at least you have the opportunity to get a taste 
of what you are missing in our tropical paradise through a brand new 
Joe's in downtown D.C. Come and enjoy what south Florida has to offer.

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