,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aac  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,august 
#ba1 #bjbj,mr4 ,vela submitted the      
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor  ,,concurrent     
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
,congress regarding the achievements of 
,tejano music artists such as ,freddy   
,fender1 ,roberto ,pulido1 ,flaco       
,jimenez1 and ,selena ,quintanilla1 in  
recognition of their contributions to   
the cultural heritage and diversity of  
the ,united ,states4  ,whereas ,freddy  
,fender1 a ,texan from ,san ,benito1 is 
known for putting ,tejano music on the  
map1 starting his music career in #aidg 
when he was #aj years old and expanding 
his work with ,los ,super ,seven and the
 ,texas ,tornados2 ,whereas ,roberto    
,pulido1 a native of the ,rio ,grande   
,valley1 ,texas1 is accredited for being
 one of the most influential ,tejano    
artists in history with an album1 ,te   

,vi ,partir1 making it into the         
,billboard ,top ,latin ,albums chart2   
,whereas ,flaco ,jimenez1 a ,grammy     
award winning ,tejano music star1       
pioneered the recognition of ,tejano    
music around the globe1 having worked   
with artists such as ,bob ,dylan and    
,dr4 ,john2 ,whereas ,selena            
,quintanilla1 also known as the ,queen  
of ,tejano music1 was the first female  
to receive the ,grammy for ,best        
,mexican_/,american album and is known  
as one of the best and most influential 
,latin stars in the ,united ,states with
 over #fe1jjj1jjj in record sales2      
,whereas ,freddy ,fender1 ,roberto      
,pulido1 ,flaco ,jimenez1 and ,selena   
,quintanilla's artistic work gave       
recognition to ,tejano music nationally 
and globally2 and ,whereas ,freddy      
,fender1 ,roberto ,pulido1 ,flaco       
,jimenez1 and ,selena ,quintanilla paved
 the way for ,tejano and ,latin stars   
throughout the ,united ,states3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense  

of the ,congress that-- 7#a7 honors and 
congratulates the musical achievements  
of ,tejano artists2 and  7#b7 celebrates
 ,tejano musicians and artists who share
 with the world the richness and        
strength of ,south ,texas culture and   
heritage4