[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 27398-27399]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RICHARD RODRIGUEZ

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. HILDA L. SOLIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 5, 2003

  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a long time member 
of the United Farm Workers, Richard Rodriguez. Richard passed away this 
past Sunday, November 2, 2003.
  Born on February 3, 1930, Richard was a life long resident of Los 
Angeles, California. He married his sweetheart, Esther Aguilar, on June 
30, 1950. Together, they raised five children, nine grandchildren, and 
twelve great grandchildren.
  A loyal supporter of the labor movement, Richard retired from 
Teamsters Local 357 in 1996. However, his commitment to improving the 
lives of working families did not cease. With his wife Esther at his 
side, Richard continued to actively participate as a proud member of 
the United Farm Workers (UFW), participating in rallies in Watsonville, 
Sacramento, and Yuma, California. During pilgrimages, he took it upon 
himself to provide meals, motivation and leadership. Richard also 
displayed great talent in creating many banners and flags to spread 
Cesar Chavez's message of workers' rights. His public service went 
beyond the labor movement. He was a long time community activist who 
provided gift baskets each Christmas to the less fortunate of Monterey 
Park and other surrounding communities.
  Throughout his life, Richard wore his Teamsters jacket and carried 
his red UFW banner with enormous pride. He represented the very best 
that the labor movement and our community has to offer. We will forever 
remember his dedication to others. His death is a great loss, but we 
were so fortunate to have known this great citizen.

                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record

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on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2003 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               NOVEMBER 7
     9:30 a.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold joint hearings to examine the current employment 
           situation.
                                                            SD-628

                              NOVEMBER 12
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine state use of tobacco 
           settlement funds.
                                                            SR-253
       Environment and Public Works
         Business meeting to consider S. 1072, to authorize funds 
           for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
           transit programs.
                                                            SD-406
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the threat of agroterrorism.
                                                            SD-342
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold oversight hearings to examine the implementation 
           of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
           Compensation Program.
                                                            SD-366
     2 p.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Scott J. 
           Bloch, of Kansas, to be Special Counsel, Office of 
           Special Counsel; to be immediately followed by a 
           hearing on S. 1358, to amend chapter 23 of title 5, 
           United States Code, to clarify the disclosure of 
           information protected from prohibited personnel 
           practices, require a statement in non-disclosure 
           policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, 
           forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure 
           protections, provide certain authority for the Special 
           Counsel.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
       Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings to examine activities of the 
           United States Sentencing Commission.
                                                            SD-226
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Securities and Investment Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Financial Accounting 
           Standards Board and small business growth.
                                                            SD-538

                              NOVEMBER 13
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine current Army issues.
                                                            SH-216
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine GAO's report on cable rate 
           increases.
                                                            SR-253
     2 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine state and local authority to 
           enforce immigration law relating to terrorism.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1085, to provide for a 
           Bureau of Reclamation program to assist states and 
           local communities in evaluating and developing rural 
           and small community water supply systems, S. 1732, to 
           direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
           rural water supply program in the Reclamation States to 
           provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water 
           supply to rural residents, S. 1211, to further the 
           purposes of title XVI of the Reclamation Projects 
           Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, the 
           ``Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
           Facilities Act'', by directing the Secretary of the 
           Interior to undertake a demonstration program for water 
           reclamation in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico, S. 
           1727, to authorize additional appropriations for the 
           Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978, and S. 1791, to 
           amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide 
           that the amounts received by the United States under 
           that Act shall be deposited in the reclamation fund.
                                                            SD-366