[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5629]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 THE CENSUS AND URGING MEMBERS TO JOIN IN RESOLUTION SALUTING MINORITY 
                                VETERANS

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise for two reasons this 
evening. First of all, I ask Americans not to forget the Census. On 
April 16, we will have Census Sunday in my district, where I hope all 
of our religious communities and all those who will be gathered under 
one roof will realize the importance of one vote, one person, and 
realize they should be part of the count and not part of the 
undercount.
  So many of our men and women have served the United States military 
so that we might be free. The Census is one exercise that the United 
States partakes in to ensure that all Members of this Nation are 
counted. So I hope that those who have not sent in their forms will 
realize that this is a part of the obligation of being here in the 
United States, to be counted.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting 
House Resolution 98 to salute and give appreciation to all of the 
minority veterans that served in World War II, African-Americans, 
Hispanics, Native Americans, who, because of discriminatory laws in the 
United States, were not fully acknowledged.
  We appreciate all who served in World War II and who gave their lives 
in sacrifice, but we hope we will be able to honor them on a day of 
honor, May 25, 2000.

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