[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 54 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E811]
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                         HONORING JAMES MONROE

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                           HON. JO ANN DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 2005

  Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the 
birthday of an incredible American Statesman, and native of Virginia's 
First District, that I have the privilege to represent in Congress.
  Serving during the ``Era of Good Feelings,'' and as the last of the 
Virginia Dynasty of Presidents, James Monroe was a man devoted to 
Virginia, and to his grateful Nation. Born in Westmoreland County, a 
graduate of the College of William and Mary, and a longtime resident of 
Fredericksburg, James Monroe was truly a son of America's First 
District.
  During Monroe's Presidency, our young Nation underwent many important 
changes. Under his leadership, the United States purchased Florida, and 
his Presidency saw the decline of European colonial influence in the 
New World.
  Perhaps fitting for an early American patriot, James Monroe passed 
away on Independence Day, 1831. He will forever be remembered in the 
hearts and minds of all Americans, but his ties to Virginia will always 
leave him to be fondly remembered in the Commonwealth.

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