Xavier Becerra: “I rise today to join another colleague and friend, the gentlewoman from Hawaii, Mrs. Patsy Mink, to salute all those in…”

“I rise today to join another colleague and friend, the gentlewoman from Hawaii, Mrs. Patsy Mink, to salute all those in this country, all those Americans of Asian/Pacific Islander descent who have made this such a great country. I rise because I have grown to know and to respect the many accomplishments of our Asian/Pacific Americans, and I happen to have a district in California, in the Los Angeles area, that happens to have a great number of Asian/Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles. It happens that much of my work, much of my effort and much of my success is a result of the efforts of many of the people in my district, and I count among those the many people from the Asian/Pacific community that have helped me along the way. Mr. Speaker, I would like to spend a few moments talking a little bit about the individual and the collective contributions of Asian/Pacific Americans to our country, and I would like to do that within the context, if I may, of my particular district...”