[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 25, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E247]
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  HONORING CHAIRMAN RAUL GRIJALVA: A LEGACY OF GRACE, GRIT, AND GOOD 
                                TROUBLE

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                         HON. SYLVIA R. GARCIA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 25, 2025

  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to honor a 
friend, a colleague, and a leader who we have lost--someone whose 
absence we feel deeply.
  To me, Raul Grijalva will always be ``Mr Chairman.''
  Now, to be clear, I never served on a committee with Chairman 
Grijalva. But you didn't need to be in committee to feel his presence. 
When he spoke, people listened. When he acted, it mattered. His 
leadership left a mark.
  For more than two decades in Congress, Raul was a force for good. A 
champion for Native communities, for our environment, for the God-given 
right to clean water and clean air--for the future of this country. He 
reminded us, over and over, that our fight isn't just about the 
present--it's for the generations coming after us. For the babies, he'd 
say, for the ones who will inherit this earth.
  He never lost sight of who he was fighting for.
  Whether he was standing up for Dreamers, workers, or tribal 
communities, Chairman Grijalva led with humility, with heart, and with 
an unwavering belief in doing what's right. He gave voice to the 
voiceless--and he did it with grace and grit.
  I was proud to serve alongside him in the Congressional Hispanic 
Caucus. My thoughts are with his family, his staff, and the people of 
Arizona, who he served with passion and purpose.
  This Wednesday, my colleagues and I will travel to Tucson to say 
goodbye to a man of faith, a man of good trouble, a man we loved. I 
will wish him peace.
  May God bless him, and may he rest in peace. (Que Dios te bendiga y 
que descanse en paz).

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