[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 24 (Monday, February 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF ESTEBAN TORRES

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay my respects to the late, 
former Congressman Esteban Torres, a devoted and beloved Chicano civil 
rights champion. I knew Mr. Torres in the 1990s during my first 
campaigns for Congress. I was honored by his support of my early 
campaigns and benefitted greatly from his counsel and his goodwill. We 
should all find inspiration in his rise from very humble beginnings to 
becoming a highly respected and influential Member of Congress. 
Indisputably, Mr. Torres was a trailblazing Latino leader and 
immigration advocate, who opened the space of greater diversity and 
representation in California politics for all people.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute the life of a Korean war veteran, labor leader, 
community development executive, diplomat, and Member of Congress who 
continued to make a difference in his retirement.
  To the Torres family and all those who have been inspired by him, I 
offer my deepest condolences.

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