[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14575]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

  (Mr. COSTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, each year, from September 15 through October 
15, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, when we honor the 
contributions that Latinos have made throughout the communities in our 
Nation.
  The Hispanic community embodies the idea that if you work hard, play 
by the rules and dream big, there is no limit to what you can achieve; 
after all, that is the American Dream. And achieve is exactly what we 
have done throughout our history. From serving in our military, to 
running 3.1 million Hispanic-owned businesses, the Hispanic community 
is an important part of moving our country forward.
  We also know that to keep our country competitive, we must finally 
fix a broken immigration system. We believe that it is past time to 
offer hardworking Americans a pathway to citizenship. The future of our 
Nation depends largely on the future of all of our communities. 
Together, we keep fighting to give the next generation a meaningful 
shot at the American Dream. That dream is what we celebrate this month 
in Hispanic Heritage Month.
  My mother used to say common sense tells us that we ought to always 
put our country before our politics.

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