[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JENNI RIVERA

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                         HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 2, 2013

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jenni Rivera. On 
December 9, a plane crash took the, life of the singer and six others 
on board. Jenni Rivera was known as ``La Diva de la Banda,'' the queen 
of Banda music. But she was much more than a music superstar; she was 
``una guerrera,'' a warrior for her family, and a role model to many. 
She faced monumental challenges in life, but tackled them with dignity 
and determination. At the public celebration of her life this week, her 
family described her as being ``perfectly imperfect,'' but to the 
millions of us moved by her music and her life story, she was and will 
always be ``nuestra Jenni,'' La Diva de la Banda. I ask that my 
colleagues join me in celebrating this beautiful guerrera, a guerrera 
of life and of music.

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