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March 28, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 54 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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HONORING NATIONAL DEAF HISTORY MONTH; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 54
(House of Representatives - March 28, 2019)

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                  HONORING NATIONAL DEAF HISTORY MONTH

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor National Deaf History 
Month, celebrated March 13 through April 15 each year.
  What started as a very small observation at a Washington, D.C., 
library has grown to a 32-day-long celebration recognizing the 
countless contributions of deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans and 
honoring deaf culture.
  I was so pleased when one of my constituents, Dawn Watts, an advocate 
for the deaf community, approached me with an idea of introducing a 
resolution recognizing Deaf History Month in Congress for the very 
first time.
  I want to thank Dawn, as well as the National Association of the Deaf 
and the American Library Association, for their insight and support for 
this resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage all Americans to take time this month to 
learn more about deaf Americans who helped shape our country, and I am 
honored to be able to have introduced this resolution.

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