[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H6821-H6822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING MONICA LEE SILBAS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Correa) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Monica Lee Silbas 
and her successful career serving others. She is a Santa Ana girl, I am 
proud to say, who made it big in Washington, D.C.
  Mr. Speaker, we back home are very proud of Monica. Her passion for 
advocacy has made her work a defining voice within the labor movement. 
As part of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace 
Workers, her labor leadership led to the development of their Spanish 
leadership program.

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  She currently serves on the boards of the Labor Council for Latin 
American Advancement and the IndustriALL Global Union where her voice 
impacts the lives of millions of workers across the globe.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Monica for her dedication to the community and 
to the global labor movement.
  I congratulate Monica on her retirement, and I wish her the best of 
luck. I know she is not done, and she will continue to work like all 
good Santa Ana girls do.


                 Honoring the Career of Guadalupe Gomez

  Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of 
Guadalupe Gomez, my good friend and president of La Federacion de 
Zacatecanos del Sur de California.
  Lupe has spent 31 years working for the federation, as an organizer 
in a group that aims to help people on both sides of the border, the 
United States and Mexico, through economic development.
  In the past 2 years as president of La Federacion, Lupe has renewed a 
call for cooperation and mutual assistance across the border.
  From establishing new outreach programs for young people to 
strengthening programs like food banks to building up communities and 
relationships here in the U.S., Lupe has been very impactful on both 
sides of the border.
  Lupe is my very good friend, and we thank her for her service and 
dedication to the wonderful community of Zacatecanos, both in the 
United States and in Mexico.
  Let's keep that good work up.

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