[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 73 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3764]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING DOMINICAN WEEK

  (Mr. ESPAILLAT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today during Semana Dominicana, 
Dominican Week, to recognize the American Chamber of Commerce of the 
Dominican Republic.
  Since this organization was founded in 1923, its members and partners 
in the Dominican Republic and the United States have grown in scale, 
and the diversity of its commerce has led to the economic development 
and the empowerment of small businesses.
  During this week, Semana Dominicana, it is my pleasure to welcome and 
recognize David Fernandez, the president of the American Chamber of 
Commerce of the Dominican Republic, and Nelson Toca, the Dominican 
Republic Minister of Industry and Commerce.
  As the first Dominican elected to U.S. Congress, I am proud to 
support Dominican-U.S. relations and hope we will continue to 
strengthen the ties between the Dominican Republic and members of the 
Dominican diaspora here in the United States.

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