[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      REMEMBERING SANTOS RODRIGUEZ

  (Ms. CROCKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CROCKETT. Mr. Speaker, this Hispanic Heritage Month I lift up the 
legacy of Santos Rodriguez, a child murdered by police in my home of 
Dallas, Texas, 50 years ago this year.
  At only 12 years old, Santos was shot and killed by police in front 
of his brother in Dallas' Little Mexico district. He was unarmed.
  Earlier this summer, I hosted a commemoration of Santos in Dallas, 
celebrating the tireless advocacy of his family in securing justice and 
change after his senseless murder.
  In the years since his death, the Rodriguez family and the Latino 
community of North Texas have built a movement of resilience and 
strength in his honor.
  Santos did not come into this world to become a martyr. He simply 
wanted to live and grow like any other child.
  Today, I ask that we honor the life and the family of Santos 
Rodriguez not just with words but with actions.
  No child should have to lose their life for the world to recognize 
that their life had meaning. We can and should do better for all, but 
especially for our kiddos.

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