[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16179-16180]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Mr. Speaker, I come here to remind us how diverse our 
country is and how beautiful it is that we have been celebrating 
Hispanic Heritage Month for the last 30 days.
  I just wanted to take the opportunity to remind everybody that when 
we do things like that, it is not to talk about how we are different or 
separate. No, it is to talk about how alike we are and to talk about 
how wonderful and great our country is.

[[Page 16180]]

  The tapestry of people that come from all over the world come here to 
start a new life, come here to create opportunities, perhaps not for 
them, but for the next generation. Together, we have created the 
greatest country that this world has ever known and has ever seen.
  From Europe, from the Americas, from Africa, from Australia, from all 
parts of the planet, people come to this country for a better life and 
a second chance.
  I hope and pray that in these Chambers we can live up to the 
responsibility of holding true to the values of America and holding 
true to our responsibilities as a legislative body of this country to 
create and pass laws to make sure that everybody can continue to have 
those opportunities for generations to come.

                          ____________________