[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                             HON. RAUL RUIZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 23, 2016

  Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress and 
the 36th Congressional District of California, I congratulate the 
students, families, and teachers--past and present--of Cesar Chavez 
Elementary School in my hometown of Coachella, California, on the 
occasion of the school's twenty-fifth anniversary.
  For a quarter of a century, the Cesar Chavez Elementary School has 
provided young scholars from the Coachella Valley with a top-rate 
education. Named after an American hero, it continues to carry out a 
vital mission to our country and our region: to carry on his legacy by 
educating children to be socially responsible citizens of our 
community.
  To the parents who entrust their children to Cesar Chavez Elementary 
School, it is your desire to better the lives of your children that 
continues to build our great country. Each family's individual pursuit 
of their American dream contributes to making our nation a more perfect 
union. Your hard work, calloused hands, and tired shoulders lift up our 
children and our community, and Cesar Chavez would be proud.
  As the son of farmworkers from Coachella, it remains my humble honor 
to represent my hometown in the U.S. House of Representatives. 
Coachella's history is steeped in the American pursuit of liberty and 
justice for all because of the work of Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez 
Elementary School carries the legacy of being the only school named 
after Cesar Chavez and whose opening was presided by the great civil 
rights leader himself.
  Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of this silver anniversary, I commend 
the faculty and staff for preserving and honoring his legacy and for 
inspiring today's youth to live lives dedicated to justice and a love 
for our country. I sincerely thank the school for its contribution to 
our Coachella Valley, and I look forward to its continued success in 
the years to come. Yes we can do it. (Si se puede).

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