Recognition Granted to El Comercio de Colorado

PRESENTED BY CONGRESSMAN JASON CROW

El Comercio de Colorado Newsroom

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The Representative for Colorado’s District 6, Jason Crow, presented a recognition to El Comercio de Colorado. Jesus Sanchez Melean and Brenda Aguilera, Board Members of the publishing company, received from Representative Crow the text of the remarks he made in the United States House of Representatives.

Crow’s remarks appear in the Congressional Record of Proceedings and Debates of the 117^th Congress First Session. It is identified as No. 214 of volume 167 from December 13, 2021. The senators and representatives of the United States have the prerogative to make these proclamations and our publication has received this honor from Crow.

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The text of the proclamation says:

Hon. Jason Crow

Of Colorado

In the House of Representatives

Monday, December 13, 2021

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments of El Comercio de Colorado for receiving 14 National Journalism Awards granted by the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP). 

In my time in Congress, I’ve been proud to represent the most diverse district in Colorado. With people from all walks of life and over 120,000 immigrants calling our community home, our diversity makes our community a stronger and more vibrant place to live. 

As our district’s Latino and Hispanic populations have grown, El Comercio de Colorado has offered high quality Spanish-language content for our community. As the publication has gained recognition, Jesus Sanchez, chief editor of El Comercio de Colorado, has made it his mission to provide our Spanish-speaking community with a newspaper that provides well-sourced information about what is happening across our district and nation. 

The hard work and dedication shown by Jesus and his staff at El Comercio de Colorado has more than paid off as the publication was awarded 14 National Journalism Awards by the NAHP, including five first place recognitions for “Outstanding Entertainment Section”, “Outstanding Latin American Article”, “Outstanding Community Photo”, “Outstanding Cultural Photo Essay”, and “Outstanding Editorial Audio”. These awards truly demonstrate the hard-earned trust El Comercio de Colorado has built within our community. 

It goes without saying that the Latino and Hispanic communities in our district play an integral role in making the Sixth District a better place to live in. Publications like El Comercio de Colorado play a vital role in making our community feel like home for everyone -no matter their ethnicity, religion or place of birth. Our community owes El Comercio and Colorado a debt of gratitude for their remarkable work, and I congratulate them on receiving this well-deserved recognition.”