[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4328-H4329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATING STATE REPRESENTATIVE DANNY PEREZ

  (Mr. GIMENEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GIMENEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate 
State Representative Danny Perez on being formally selected as the next 
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
  Most importantly to me and all of my fellow explorers, Danny Perez 
will be the first Christopher Columbus High School graduate to serve as 
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
  Senator Marco Rubio paved the way as the very first Cuban-American 
Speaker of the Florida House, and now Speaker-Designate Perez will be 
just the third Cuban American to ever serve in that role.
  Speaker-Designate Perez is happily married to his wife, Stephanie, 
and has two beautiful children, Camila Lucia and Matias Daniel. He is 
an attorney by trade and a passionate advocate for children. He also 
serves as national chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council.
  I look forward to continuing to work with Speaker-Designate Perez. I 
am confident that he will continue to be a champion for Miami-Dade 
County and

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for the State of Florida and a responsible steward of our taxpayer 
dollars.
  ``Adelante,'' ``onwards,'' Danny, ``adelante,'' ``onwards.'' We are 
all so very proud of you.

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