[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2198]
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                     VIVA SAN MANGO D'AQUINO, ITALY

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. McDADE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 15, 1998

  Mr. McDADE. Mr. Speaker, inscribed on the base of the Statue of 
Liberty are the inspiring words of Emma Lazarus:

``Give me you tired, your poor,
your huddled masses of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.
I Lift my lamp beside the golden door!''
  Nowhere were these stirring words more inspiring than in the town of 
San Mango D'Aquino, Italy. Though bright in spirit, these citizens 
suffered the privations of severe economic hardship. They worked hard, 
raised strong families and helped to make a better world.
  But lured by the lamp of liberty and freedom that inspired the world, 
the citizens of San Mango were also inspired to undertake hazardous, 
difficult and sometimes fatal ocean voyages to seek a new life in the 
United States.
  I am privileged to represent a number of citizens whose origins are 
in San Mango and who have built new lives in my Congressional District. 
In predictable fashion, they have contributed to the growth of our 
country, its economic prosperity and its liberty just as their 
ancestors did.
  I applaud the people of San Mango, past and present, on both sides of 
the Atlantic and I extend my gratitude to them for their contributions 
to the old and new worlds. They have truly generated a better nation 
and world.
  Viva San Mango!

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