[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 160 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF NORMANDIA MALDONADO

  (Mr. ESPAILLAT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ESPAILLAT. Madam Speaker, I rise in recognition of a great lady, 
Normandia Maldonado, an icon in Dominican culture, and my bill, H.R. 
3870, which renames the post office located at 511 West 165th Street in 
Washington Heights, New York, in her name. The bill passed unanimously 
on this floor.
  Maldonado is renowned for her decades of artistic leadership within 
the Dominican diaspora in New York City. She founded Club Civico y 
Cultural Juan Pablo Duarte and Centro Cultural Ballet Quisqueya, as 
well as helped establish the first Dominican parade in New York City.
  In the wake of the administration's unprecedented attacks on the 
Postal Service, I am honored to enshrine Ms. Maldonado's altruistic 
spirit, fortitude, commitment, and community service with this 
designation. She was the queen of merengue, the queen of dance and 
folklore.

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