[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21624]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2005

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Hispanic Heritage 
Month--a celebration of Americans of Hispanic heritage and their 
significant, collective and individual contribution to our community 
and to our nation.
  Hosting one of the events this year is the Cleveland Public Library. 
The Cleveland Public Library and regional branches continue their 
commitment to promoting our diverse community, richly infused with 
Hispanic culture and language. As part of the Library's 2005 Strategic 
Plan, new and permanent resources of Spanish Language collections is 
now underway, along with the implementation of a Spanish language 
website.
  Hispanic Heritage Month is reflective of the five hundred-year 
history of Hispanic culture and contribution to America. Hispanic 
Americans have contributed immeasurably to all areas of our culture--
from medicine, law and business, to education, music and the fine arts. 
Hispanic Americans in our community and in communities across the 
country are life-saving doctors and nurses, veterans, inspiring 
professors, dedicated teachers, committed elected officials, fair-
minded judges, and hardworking factory employees. Americans of Hispanic 
heritage continue to bring energy, innovation, and a real sense of 
social justice to America, while retaining the cultural traditions of 
their homeland for all citizens to enjoy.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor and celebration 
of Hispanic Heritage Month, and join me in expressing my gratitude for 
the outstanding contributions made by Hispanic Americans. Their journey 
to America, fraught with significant obstacles and strife, paved the 
way for a better life for their children and future generations, and 
signifies what it means to be an American. Within our diversity we find 
strength. Within our traditions we find unity. Because of their 
journey, and the journey of people from all points of the world, we are 
stronger as a community, more unified as a nation, and better as 
people.

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