[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE BILL

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, there are many Caribbean Americans who have 
helped to shape American government, politics, business, arts, 
education, science and culture: Sidney Poitier, Tito Puente, Colin 
Powell, Edwidge Danticat, Harry Belafonte, Julia Alvarez, Kelsey 
Grammer, Wyclef Jean, Celia Cruz, Mervyn Dymally, Raul Julia, Jesus 
Colon, Gloria Estafan, Shirley Chisholm, Alex Rodriguez, and John Point 
du Sable. These are just a few Caribbean Americans who have contributed 
so much to the United States.
  This year, I reintroduced a resolution which we introduced last year, 
H. Con. Res. 71. It is a bipartisan and long-overdue effort to create a 
national Caribbean American Heritage Month. I ask all of my colleagues 
to join me, the 72 cosponsors, and numerous Caribbean American voices 
from across the country who have supported this measure.
  When we return from the Memorial Day recess, I hope the House will 
consider this bipartisan goodwill resolution that honors the legacy and 
the diversity of the Caribbean American community. It is long overdue.

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