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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JOSE RAFAEL “PICULIN” ORTIZ RIJOS AND
HONORING JOSE LUIS AND IRAD ORTIZ
(Mr. HERNANDEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. HERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Piculin Ortiz.
Puerto Rican pride, perseverance, and excellence, our “Atletico and Cangrejero and compatriota”; “athletic crabber and compatriot,” our guy in the NBA and in the Olympics where we beat the U.S. dream team in 2004.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor two Puerto Rican brothers, Jose Luis and Irad Ortiz, for their triumphant performance at the Kentucky Derby. They reminded an entire generation of Puerto Ricans that where you come from does not determine how far you can go.