Members of Congress are in the first stages of creating a national museum honoring the American Latino community, a project that could take a decade.

Posted on: April 2nd, 2006
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“Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., introduced legislation in May 2005 that would create a commission to study the potential cost, location and impact of the museum. Thursday’s hearing was the first for the bill since an earlier version died in the last session of Congress.

“This bill represents a first, small step toward exploring the feasibility of moving forward with an idea that has long fueled the beliefs and aspirations of millions of Americans,” Becerra wrote in a statement to the subcommittee on national parks hearing.

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