[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS PROJECT

  (Mr. ESPAILLAT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 26 incredibly 
talented Latina women in the field of literature that I had the 
pleasure of meeting this morning.
  These women are a huge part of the Latin American Women Writers 
Project. They represent the best in our community, the leaders that 
stand tall today to inspire our youth and our entire community.
  Their efforts to ensure inclusion and representation in journalism, 
creative writing, and storytelling, and sharing these ideas with us 
here today, are commendable. They are laying the groundwork, Mr. 
Speaker, to uplift and inspire the next generation of Latina writers.
  I hope that the discussion we had today will continue onward 
throughout our communities and across this great Nation and that their 
work will continue to inspire many in our communities, particularly the 
next generation.
  They have used their voices to share their stories with our families. 
Mr. Speaker, I welcome them.

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