[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 197 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1228-E1229]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DR. MICHAEL EDUARDO CORTES

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                            HON. JASON CROW

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 12, 2021

  Mr. CROW. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
accomplishments of Dr. Michael

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Eduardo Cortes and congratulate him on his retirement. Throughout his 
career, Dr. Cortes has played an integral role in strengthening and 
empowering our district's Latino community.
  Cortes' career in academia has taken him across the nation, with 
faculty and administrative appointments at the University of Colorado 
Denver, the University of San Francisco, and the University of 
California, Berkeley, where he taught graduate courses in social policy 
advocacy and public policy analysis. Cortes also served as Scholar in 
Residence and Special Community Member at the University of Denver 
Graduate School of Social Work where he tackled questions surrounding 
income security and care for disabled Latino elders, policy analysis 
and advocacy by public charities, and improvement of curricula in 
schools of social work.
  His contribution to the community did not stop there. Dr. Cortes 
spends much of his time outside work volunteering to help Latinos in 
Colorado solve problems facing their communities. Recently, Dr. Cortes 
was honored by the Latino Caucus in the Colorado General Assembly for 
his work as executive director at the Colorado Latino Leadership, 
Advocacy, and Research Organization (CLLARO). In this role, he led the 
organization in its effort to empower Latinos across Colorado through 
leadership development, advocacy, and policy research.
  Dr. Cortes' extraordinary career and service to our community has 
caused a positive ripple effect across our community that has certainly 
not gone unnoticed. I congratulate Dr. Cortes on his retirement and 
thank him for his incredible dedication to our community.

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