,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ba1   
#bjac ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,reid1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1    
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1    
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4      
,stabenow1 and ,mr4 ,udall of ,new      
,mexico7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,honoring the             
accomplishments and legacy of ,csar     
,estrada ,chvez4  ,whereas ,csar        
,estrada ,chvez was born on ,march #ca1 
#aibg1 near ,yuma1 ,arizona2 ,whereas   
,csar ,estrada ,chvez spent his early   
years on a family farm2 ,whereas1 at the
 age of #aj1 ,csar ,estrada ,chvez      
joined the thousands of migrant farm    
workers laboring in fields and vineyards
 throughout the ,southwest after a bank 
foreclosure resulted in the loss of the 
family farm2 ,whereas ,csar ,estrada    
,chvez1 after attending more than #cj   

elementary and middle schools and       
achieving an eighth grade education1    
left school to work full-time as a farm 
worker to help support his family2      
,whereas1 at the age of #ag1 ,csar      
,estrada ,chvez entered the ,united     
,states ,navy and served the ,united    
,states with distinction for #b years2  
,whereas1 in #aidh1 ,csar ,estrada      
,chvez returned from military service to
 marry ,helen ,fabela1 whom he had met  
while working in the vineyards of       
central ,california2 ,whereas ,csar     
,estrada ,chvez and ,helen ,fabela had  
#h children2 ,whereas1 as early as      
#aidi1 ,csar ,estrada ,chvez was        
committed to organizing farm workers to 
campaign for safe and fair working      
conditions1 reasonable wages1 livable   
housing1 and the outlawing of child     
labor2 ,whereas1 in #aieb1 ,csar        
,estrada ,chvez joined the ,community   
,service ,organization1 a prominent     
,latino civil rights group1 and worked  
with the organization to coordinate     

voter registration drives and conduct   
campaigns against discrimination in east
 ,los ,angeles2 ,whereas ,csar ,estrada 
,chvez served as the national director  
of the ,community ,service              
,organization2 ,whereas1 in #aifb1 ,csar
 ,estrada ,chvez left the ,community    
,service ,organization to found the     
,national ,farm ,workers ,association1  
which eventually became the ,united     
,farm ,workers of ,america2 ,whereas    
,csar ,estrada ,chvez was a strong      
believer in the principles of           
nonviolence practiced by ,mahatma       
,gandhi and ,dr4 ,martin ,luther ,king1 
,jr42 ,whereas ,csar ,estrada ,chvez    
effectively used peaceful tactics that  
included fasting for #be days in #aifh1 
#be days in #aigb1 and #ch days in      
#aihh1 to call attention to the terrible
 working and living conditions of farm  
workers in the ,united ,states2         
,whereas1 under the leadership of ,csar 
,estrada ,chvez1 the ,united ,farm      
,workers of ,america organized thousands

 of migrant farm workers to fight for   
fair wages1 health care coverage1       
pension benefits1 livable housing1 and  
respect2 ,whereas1 through his          
commitment to nonviolence1 ,csar        
,estrada ,chvez brought dignity and     
respect to the organized farm workers   
and became an inspiration to and a      
resource for individuals engaged in     
human rights struggles throughout the   
world2 ,whereas the influence of ,csar  
,estrada ,chvez extends far beyond      
agriculture and provides inspiration for
 those working to better human rights1  
empower workers1 and advance the        
,american ,dream1 which includes all    
inhabitants of the ,united ,states2     
,whereas ,csar ,estrada ,chvez died on  
,april #bc1 #aiic1 at the age of #ff in 
,san ,luis1 ,arizona1 only miles from   
his birthplace2 ,whereas more than      
#ej1jjj people attended the funeral     
services of ,csar ,estrada ,chvez in    
,delano1 ,california2 ,whereas ,csar    
,estrada ,chvez was laid to rest at the 

headquarters of the ,united ,farm       
,workers of ,america1 known as ,nuestra 
,seora de ,la ,paz1 located in the      
,tehachapi ,mountains in ,keene1        
,california2 ,whereas1 since the death  
of ,csar ,estrada ,chvez1 schools1      
parks1 streets1 libraries1 and other    
public facilities1 as well as awards and
 scholarships1 have been named in his   
honor2 ,whereas #aj ,states and dozens  
of communities across the ,united       
,states honor the life and legacy of    
,csar ,estrada ,chvez on ,march #cast of
 each year2 ,whereas1 during his        
lifetime1 ,csar ,estrada ,chvez was a   
recipient of the ,martin ,luther ,king1 
,jr4 ,peace ,prize2 ,whereas1 on ,august
 #h1 #aiid1 ,csar ,estrada ,chvez was   
posthumously awarded the ,presidential  
,medal of ,freedom2 ,whereas ,president 
,barack ,obama honored the life of      
service of ,csar ,estrada ,chvez by     
proclaiming ,march #ca1 #bjab1 to be    
,csar ,chvez ,day2 ,whereas1 on ,october
 #h1 #bjab1 ,president ,barack ,obama   

authorized the ,secretary of the        
,interior to establish a ,csar ,estrada 
,chvez ,national ,monument in ,keene1   
,california2 and ,whereas the ,united   
,states should continue the efforts of  
,csar ,estrada ,chvez to ensure         
equality1 justice1 and dignity for all  
people of the ,united ,states3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes the accomplishments and 
example of a great hero of the ,united  
,states1 ,csar ,estrada ,chvez2  7#b7   
pledges to promote the legacy of ,csar  
,estrada ,chvez2 and  7#c7 encourages   
the people of the ,united ,states to    
commemorate the legacy of ,csar ,estrada
 ,chvez and to always remember his great
 rallying cry1 ,s1 se puede61 which is  
,spanish for ,yes1 we can64