Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a friend and a citizen of Fresno, California, Hugo Morales, for being awarded with an honorary doctorate degree by Harvard University, the school from which he graduated. It is fitting and appropriate, for his lifelong pursuit has been in service to others throughout our valley and throughout our country, specifically focusing on Hispanic communities. His story is the story of immigrants past and immigrants present. It is the American story. Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Hugo and his family came to this country to pursue what so many immigrants have throughout generations, the American Dream. As a child, he worked in the fields alongside his parents and attended public schools. Despite the challenges he faced, he persisted and was able to receive a scholarship to Harvard University, where he graduated law school in 1972. After graduating, he came back home to Fresno and decided to start a radio station. Radio Bilingue is what they called it. Today, Radio Bilingue is the leading Spanish-language public radio in the United States, serving as a voice to empower Latinos, farmworkers, Dreamers, the undocumented, and people who are in underserved communities throughout our country. Radio Bilingue has been a critical messenger in so many issues and challenges we have faced over the decades, from COVID-19 responses to immigration policy, to encouraging participation in the United States Census, so many different efforts of public service.…”