[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING MARISOL VELEZ

  (Mrs. Ramirez of Illinois was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mrs. RAMIREZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
Marisol Velez, known as Pinqy Ring. She is a rooted, revolutionary 
Puerto Rican emcee from Chicago, decolonizing minds as a rapper, 
educator, mentor, and speaker.
  As a cultural worker and disruptor, Pinqy's music ignites our 
imaginations and sustains our struggle against displacement and 
erasure.
  As an educator and mentor, she shapes the next generation of creative 
changemakers through culturally rooted programming and radical care.
  Pinqy is a GRAMMY U mentor. She sits on the National Advisory Board 
for Music Will and serves as a U.S. Hip Hop Cultural Ambassador to 
facilitate cultural diplomacy programming and conflict transformation 
through music. In her roles, she is shaping the first-ever K-12 hip-hop 
guidelines with the Hip-Hop Education Center.
  On behalf of Illinois' Third Congressional District, I commend her.

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