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On the recordNovember 1, 1999
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations to the Industrial Areas Foundation Southwest Network and especially to one of their member organizations from Houston, The Metropolitan Organization, for their twenty-five years of service to the disadvantaged and underprivileged communities in the Southwestern United States.
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Gene Green
Democratic · Texas

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Celebrating the achievements of the Industrial Areas Foundation and The Metropolitan Organization.

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