[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 30 (Thursday, March 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 17, 1994]
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           A SPECIAL DAY FOR THE IRISH AND THE WOULD-BE IRISH

  (Mr. McHUGH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McHUGH. Mr. Speaker, when I was young, I was told that there were 
two kinds of people in the world, the Irish and those who wanted to be 
Irish. Well, on this date, March 17, those two people can in fact be 
one, because on St. Patrick's Day, we can all be Irish, at least in our 
hearts. This is a special time to recognize a special land and a 
special people, a people as we have heard here today that are still 
beset with many problems and many troubles. But St. Patrick's Day 
presents us the opportunity to remember and, yes, to celebrate those 
great things that we have derived from that great people and from that 
great land.
  Throughout history, much has been achieved, much beauty has been 
created, many lives have been enriched through the creativity, the 
resourceness, and the strength of the Irish people.
  On this day, as nature begins to turn the seasons to spring, let us 
renew ourselves with the things that are Irish, the sense of whimsy, 
the sense of enduring spirit, and the recognition that loving hearts 
can overcome much in this life.
  To all Americans, a happy St. Patrick's Day.

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