[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 48 (Thursday, April 28, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: April 28, 1994]
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                     GRANT'S TOMB NATIONAL MONUMENT

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                        HON. HAMILTON FISH, JR.

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 1994

  Mr. FISH. Mr. Speaker, April 27, 1994 marked the 127th commemoration 
of the birth of our 18th President Ulysses S. Grant. I feel a special 
connection to this great war hero, for during his Presidency, my great-
grandfather, Hamilton Fish, served as U.S. Secretary of State.
  Grant's Tomb, which is located in New York City overlooking the 
Hudson River was once one of the most popular attractions in New York. 
Today Grant's Tomb has become the most desecrated Presidential burial 
site in the Nation. I am proud to be a cosponsor of Congressman 
Nadler's legislation, ``Grant's Tomb National Monument Bill,'' which 
will restore the tomb, and once again make it the great attraction and 
tribute it was meant to be.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in cosponsoring this important 
legislation.

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