[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15892]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING DOLORES HUERTA FOR A LIFETIME OF SERVICE AND THE 85TH 
                        ANNIVERSARY OF HER BIRTH

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise during this Hispanic Heritage Month 
to ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dolores Huerta for a 
lifetime of service and honor her on the 85th anniversary of her birth.
  Living in Stockton, California, she witnessed the unjust exploitation 
and suffering of migrant workers. Refusing to stay silent in the face 
of brutal working conditions, Dolores joined Cesar Chavez to co-found 
what is now United Farm Workers, the leading advocacy voice for the 
migrant community.
  Dolores' actions were essential to pass the 1975 California 
Agricultural Labor Relations Act. Her tenacity is captured in the 
resonating chant, ``Si, Se Puede'' that still gives voice to today's 
civil rights movement.
  In 2012, Dolores received the distinguished Presidential Medal of 
Freedom. She continues to organize communities to fight for social 
justice as president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation.
  For her lifetime of service, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring Dolores Huerta.

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