[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CELEBRATING CHEF VICTORIA ELIZONDO

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate one of my 
constituents, Chef Victoria Elizondo.
  Victoria is a Dreamer. She came to the United States at the age of 12 
with her parents. Last week, she sat in this Chamber, in the presence 
of the President, as my honored guest at the State of the Union.
  Victoria was twice nominated for the James Beard Award for her 
restaurant Cochinita & Co. She is an artist in the kitchen whose heart 
knows no bounds, and that shows in her work.
  She has published a successful cookbook, ``Taco Tastic!'' She buys 
locally, hires fellow Dreamers, and leads with kindness that is foreign 
in her field.
  Mr. Speaker, Victoria is an example of what it means to dream and to 
dream big. She is an example of putting people over politics and dreams 
over draconian policies.
  She is why I am leading the Dream and Promise Act, to give Dreamers 
like her a roadmap to citizenship once and for all. Americans support 
Dreamers, and Dreamers support America. Let's make it into law.

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