[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

  (Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam Speaker, since St. Augustine, Florida, was 
founded as the first permanent settlement in 1565, the Hispanic and 
Latino communities have laid the foundations of the prosperous country 
we are all proud to call home.
  Last Friday, October 11, I had the privilege to honor several south 
Florida leaders for their contributions.
  Christina Campos is a Mexican-American mother of two who was raised 
in Homestead and now serves as Homestead Senior High School's community 
liaison.
  Dr. Guilarte immigrated to the United States from Cuba when he was 
10. He is a respected scientist and educator who became the dean of the 
FIU College of Public Health.
  The Mexican-American Council's Homestead Mariachi Conservatory was 
recognized as Florida's premier mariachi music school for children.
  Maria Nardi leads the Nation's third-largest accredited park system 
in the country, providing welcoming environments for all families in 
Florida.
  On this final day of National Hispanic Heritage Month, let's remember 
that for many Americans across all parts of our country, Hispanic 
heritage is celebrated as something that we live every day.

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