[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14613]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               THE HONORABLE D. JOSE MANUEL MOLINA GARCIA

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                         HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 13, 2000

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the United States House 
of Representatives to join me in offering a national welcome to a very 
special visitor to the City of Corpus Christi, the Mayor of Toledo, 
Spain, Excmo. Sr. D. Jose Manuel Molina Garcia.
  Mayor Garcia is in my congressional district today as the guest of 
Corpus Christi's Sister Cities Committee. Toledo, Spain is a sister 
city of Corpus Christi in the U.S.A. The Sister Cities Committee is an 
important international economic engine in the Coastal Bend of Texas. I 
offer my congratulations to the Sister City Committee for the good work 
that they do.
  Even before the advent of the North American Free Trade Agreement, 
Corpus Christi was becoming a leader in international trade. With the 
trading agreements we have made in the past decade, the international 
trade in our area has skyrocketed. The Sister City Committee has had 
much to do with this dynamic.
  The Mayor of Toledo, Spain, Excmo. Sr. D. Jose Manuel Molina Garcia, 
is a very accomplished leader in Spain and has been active in 
government and economic affairs during the course of his career. He has 
served as a Senator and national congressman in Spain's legislature. He 
is well-versed in matters related to economics, he was schooled as an 
accountant and an attorney.
  Since the official business of the House of Representatives keeps me 
here today, I wanted to ask the House to join me in offering our best 
wishes to the Sister Cities of Corpus Christi, U.S.A., and Toledo, 
Spain. Let us also welcome the Honorable D. Jose Manuel Molina Garcia 
to our country.

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