[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 2 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E36]
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                           THE 110TH CONGRESS

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 5, 2007

  Mr. INSLEE. Madam Speaker, yesterday, January 4, 2007, marked a 
historic day for progress in the United States of America for two 
reasons. The House of Representatives grew by taking further steps to 
represent the full fabric of the American People. The American people 
have selected their first woman speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and their first 
Muslim member of Congress, Keith Ellison. I am proud that Americans 
have rejected the statements from some who alleged Americans of all 
faiths are not welcome in Congress. This is also the first time the 
American people are represented by a speaker with a clear goal to move 
the United States towards energy independence. These advances represent 
steps forward in America's continuing experiment in democracy in which 
Congress represents America's stripes.

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