[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HAPPY BIRTHDAY NORMA CARDENAS

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Mr. Speaker, I want to start off by thanking two 
individuals who came to this country for a better life: Luis Sanchez 
and Elvira Sanchez.
  They were married, and they had their first daughter, Norma, and some 
years later, I was fortunate to fall in love with her.
  Now, some years later, we have been married, raised four beautiful 
children. They look like their mother. We now have two grandchildren.
  Tomorrow is the day that I get to celebrate that the love of my life 
was born. No, I am not going to say how many years ago. Tomorrow is her 
birthday, and here I am in Washington.
  I have been doing this job, this career, for 22 years, and I must 
say, sometimes I am lucky enough to be there to celebrate anniversaries 
and birthdays and sometimes I am not, but I just wanted to take this 
opportunity to say happy birthday to the love of my life and my number 
one constituent. And, yes, my grandchildren live in my district, so 
they are my constituents, too.
  It is a tough call, but, Norma, you are my number one constituent. 
Happy birthday.

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