[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1063-E1064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING STEPHANIE CARRIZALES FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 5, 2021

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I honor 
Stephanie Carrizales. Stephanie is a Mexican American patient care tech 
at Winter Haven Women's Hospital in Central Florida. She has served her 
community for the past eight years and plans to continue devoting her 
time to patient care in the future. Stephanie began her career at 
Winter Haven Women's as a night shift interpreter. She is proud of her 
Mexican heritage and bilingualism and knew she wanted to do this from a 
young age. She felt honored to help patients and doctors understand one 
another, especially for mothers when meeting their newborns.
  Stephanie was born and raised in Polk County by her two hardworking 
and loving Mexican parents. They immigrated to this country as 
teenagers to find better opportunities for their family. Stephanie 
believes that her parents' work ethic has kept her motivated to strive 
toward her goals. She graduated from Bartow High School with high 
honors and obtained her certified nursing assistant license in the 
school's medical program. She is a first-generation college graduate 
with her A.A. degree in liberal arts. Stephanie is proud of her 
Hispanic culture and is honored to help her community every day.

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  For this and more, we honor Stephanie Carrizales.

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