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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
OATH CEREMONY ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
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HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY
of indiana
in the house of representatives
Friday, September 6, 2019
Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure and sincerity
that I take this time to congratulate twenty-nine individuals who will
take their oaths of citizenship on September 6, 2019. This memorable
occasion will be held at the United States Courthouse and Federal
Building in Hammond, Indiana.
America is a county 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. Oath ceremonies are 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 September 6, 2019, the following people, representing many nations
throughout the world, will take their oaths of citizenship in Hammond,
Indiana: Mohamed Refaat Ahmed Saleh, Dominic Thomas Chaloner, Phennapha
Flood, Jose Luis Perea, Ubaid Mohammed, Rosalinda Martinez Canales,
Cirilo Favela, Margaret Sophie Foster, Mimzy Vanessa Bohannon, Maria
Ysabel Coria, Jazmin Alejandra Lang, Henry Javier Alavez, Rosa Janeski,
Kadir Cizreliogullari, Magdaleno Vargas, Hanan Misbah Abdel Qader,
Nisreen Marji Ziadat, John V. Pollalis, Concepcion C. Arroyo, Maysa
Katbi, Sam Farah, Nicolas Lehner, Virginia Lehner, Ralph Maximiliano
Cortes, Eder Jahir Nunez Benitez, Jose Luis Martinez, Jessika Alejandra
Lemere, Devashish Ratankumar Pal, and Sumedha Dhar.
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 you and my other distinguished
colleagues to join me in congratulating these individuals who will
become citizens of the United States of America on September 6, 2019.
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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