Pelosi Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released
the following statement today in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which
begins today and runs through October 15:

"Today is a proud day for America, as we kick off Hispanic Heritage Month and
honor the many and varied contributions of Hispanic Americans to our country,
our culture, and our history.

"Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate our nation's diversity and to
highlight the accomplishments of Hispanic Americans in all walks of life --
from business and education to government and the arts. It is also a time to
pause and reflect on the many challenges facing our Hispanic community --
challenges we must all come together to solve.

"Hispanic Americans share the same hopes and aspirations as all Americans.
And the daily challenges facing Latino families -- from economic instability
to a broken health care system to faltering schools -- are the same challenges
faced by all Americans. As our economy recovers, Congress will continue its
work to ensure that all Americans -- including our Hispanic community --
benefit from expanded economic opportunities and future prosperity.

"Our country's success rests on the long-standing ideal that anyone --
regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or creed -- can achieve the American
dream. Hispanic Heritage Month reminds us all of the strength of our Hispanic
community's faith in that very American ideal."

SOURCE Office of the Speaker of the House

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Office of the Speaker of the House