[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4363-4364]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            CESAR E. CHAVEZ

  (Mr. REYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. REYES. Today, I proudly stand and join with millions of Americans 
in remembering the life and legacy of one of our greatest civil rights 
pioneers in our Latino community, Cesar Chavez.
  An advocate for social justice, Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to 
giving voice to those who couldn't speak for themselves. Cesar Chavez 
advocated for strong health care for communities. He advocated for 
good-paying jobs from which people could lead the kinds of lives that 
our country cherishes and honors.
  Cesar Chavez was a Navy veteran who, perhaps, during World War II was

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disappointed in the way that segregation existed in the armed services; 
but it gave him the passion to go out and do the kind of work that 
today we celebrate: a legacy that was adopted by President Obama from 
the words of Cesar Chavez, who always thought, ``Si, se puede.'' Yes, 
we can.
  So, today, I proudly stand here and remind us that we have so much to 
be grateful for from those who have advocated in our respective 
communities--Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King, and so many others.

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