[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3606]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING CESAR CHAVEZ

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you to remind us of a great 
American, Cesar Chavez. Born in Yuma, Arizona, he dedicated his life to 
making sure that he fought for workers in America and around the world.
  He only had an eighth grade education, but he served our country 
honorably in the military as well and risked his life and served the 
people of America honorably.
  One of the key tenets of his life was nonviolence. That is something 
that is timely for us to remind ourselves of, as Americans, at this 
time when we choose who our leader is going to be, that we do it 
respectfully, honorably, and nonviolently.
  So, with that, I would like to commemorate the opportunity to remind 
all of us to speak from our heart, to work from our heart, to be kind 
to our brothers, sisters, and our neighbors, and to do things and make 
change for the better nonviolently in honor of our fellow American, 
Cesar Chavez.

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