[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 130 (Monday, July 26, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING DAISY De La TORRE AS A 28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF 
                                THE YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 26, 2021

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional 
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Daisy De La 
Torre of the Elysian Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
  A life-long resident of Elysian Valley, Daisy attended Immaculate 
Heart High School and in 2017, obtained her Bachelor's Degree in 
Nursing from the University of San Francisco. In 2018, she began her 
vocation as a nurse at Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital.
  As a labor and delivery nurse, Daisy has been an essential frontline 
worker with coronavirus patients throughout the entire pandemic. New 
life is normally celebrated daily in her unit, however due to the 
coronavirus, uncertainty and anxiety developed in this unit, as 
expectant mothers were occasionally compelled to experience their 
babies' births alone. In some instances, due to the mothers' COVID-19 
positive status, mothers were separated from their babies after they 
were born. Ms. De La Torre stepped up to the challenge, working 
overtime as needed and consistently providing kindness, comfort, and 
compassion to those under her care, often substituting for absent 
family members, while concurrently welcoming new lives as so many lives 
were lost nationwide.
  When Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) became scarce at the 
hospital, Daisy contacted local Elysian Valley businesses, nonprofits, 
and friends, such as Waxpaper, LA Mas and Suay Sew Shop who quickly 
responded with donations of locally made masks for hospital staff, as 
well as for family members and neighbors. Daisy's leadership extended 
beyond obtaining PPE and she worked with LA Mas, a nonprofit 
organization to provide food to families in need in the Elysian Valley 
area during the pandemic.
  Daisy was one of the first group of frontline workers to receive a 
first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in December of 2020, and has been a 
strong advocate for vaccine awareness, assisting in this effort through 
social media platforms and scheduling vaccine appointments. She is 
grateful for the opportunity to help people through nursing and for the 
many blessings in her life.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this 
exceptional, well-respected woman of California's 28th Congressional 
District, Daisy De La Torre.

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