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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
OATH CEREMONY ON JULY 4, 2019
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HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY
of indiana
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure and sincerity
that I take this time to congratulate the fifty-one individuals who
will take their oaths of citizenship on July 4, 2019. In true patriotic
fashion, on the day of our great Nation's celebration of independence,
a naturalization ceremony will take place, welcoming new citizens of
the United States of America. This memorable occasion, coordinated by
the League of Women Voters of the Calumet Area and presided over by
Magistrate Judge Andrew Rodovich, will be held at The Pavilion at Wolf
Lake in Hammond, Indiana.
America is a country founded by immigrants. From its beginning,
settlers have come from countries around the world to the United States
in search of better lives for their families. The oath ceremony is a
shining example of what is so great about the United States of
America--that people from all over the world can come together and
unite as members of a free, democratic nation. These individuals
realize that nowhere else in the world offers a better opportunity for
success than here in America.
On July 4, 2019, the following people, representing many nations
throughout the world, will take their oaths of citizenship in Hammond,
Indiana: Mounir Oumansour, Taimoor Syed, Johnson Y. Gah, Joseph Han,
Alex Nguyen, Mubarak Bakhit Haroun, Naga Sudhakar Chodavarapu, Daniel
Jaewon Kim, Elena Ugwoke, Brendan Chidobe Ugwoke, Rani Saxena, Sumesh
Saxena, Zaira Nashley Velazquez, Giuseppe Mazzone, Nargis Natasha
Yasir, Erika Anabel Saldivar, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Maya Hamwi, Ibrahim
Miss Lissane, Farouk Al Kurdi, Amparo Isabel Alban Montalvo, Ma Teresa
Leon, Sikholisile Nyoni, Isabella Njeri Muturi, Lal Lian Mawi, Belinda
Radiceska, Ljupco Radiceski, Milka Cocovska, Ananivi Apamba Komla,
Blanca Estela Monsivais, Gianella Feoli Soto, Mauricio Leal, Mphasa
Maria Mwanza, Sreelatha Chodavarapu, Rajko Vukobrat, Denise Alejandra
Godinez, Antonio Manzo Gonzalez, Sirak Kifle Negash, Ahmed E. Khalil,
Vidal Torres Alvarado, Eder Jahir Nunez Benitez, David Guillermo Barba,
Ai Ong, Jagoda Petroska, Maria Julia Garcilazo, Gustavo Adolfo Osorio,
Sergey Borisovich Leonov, Gisela Johanna Kreczmer, Marc Tuyizere,
Muhammad Yasir Hanif Khan, and Francisco Javier Contreras Torres.
Although each individual has sought to become a citizen of the
United States for his or her own reasons, be it for education,
occupation, or to offer their loved ones better lives, each is inspired
by the fact that the United States of America is, as Abraham Lincoln
described it, a country ``. . . of the people, by the people, and for
the people.'' They realize that the United States is truly a free
nation. By seeking American citizenship, they have made the decision
that they want to live in a place where, as guaranteed by the First
Amendment of the Constitution, they can practice religion as they
choose, speak their minds without fear of punishment, and assemble in
peaceful protest should they choose to do so.
Madam Speaker, I respectfully ask that you and my other
distinguished colleagues join me in congratulating these fifty-one
individuals who will become citizens of the United States of America on
July 4, 2019, the anniversary of our Nation's independence. They, too,
will be American citizens, guaranteed the inalienable rights to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We, as a free and democratic
nation, congratulate them and welcome them.
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