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Clip: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Ceremonial Swearing-In

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Jan 6, 2009

Clip: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Ceremonial Swearing-In

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00:00:00 LEADERS WHO HAVE SERVED THE LATINO COMMUNITY SO WELL IN THEIR ROLES IN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE.
00:00:08 PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA HAS CALLED ON THEM TO BE LEADERS IN HIS ADMINISTRATION AND WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF BOTH OF THEM.
00:00:19 PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING SENATOR KEN SALAZAR AND CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN HILDA SOLIS.
00:00:46 [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NYDIA.
00:00:51 AND MY BROTHER, THE CONGRESSWOMAN FROM THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, WOULD KNOW THAT MY -- ONE OF MY GRANDFATHER'S FAVORITE PRAYERS WAS THE FOLLOWING.
00:01:03 HIS NAME WAS JUAN.
00:01:05 AND HE WAS NAMED AFTER ST.
00:01:06 JOHN THE BAPTIST BECAUSE IN OUR VALLEY, YOU LOOK OFF TO THE WEST, THERE IS A MOUNTAIN RANGE BY THE NAME THE OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
00:01:17 AND BY GRANDFATHER WAS NAMED JUAN.
00:01:18 AND ONE OF HIS PRAYERS THAT HE TAUGHT US ALL AS WE WERE GROWING UP IN OUR RANCH AND FARM STARTED OUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
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