[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 25 (Thursday, February 14, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E195-E196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING AND PRAISING THE NAACP ON ITS 99TH ANNIVERSARY

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                               speech of

                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 13, 2008

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to support H. Con. Res. 289, the 
resolution introduced by Congressman Al Green to commend the National 
Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP, on their 99th 
anniversary.
  Few organizations have had such a wide-ranging and long-lasting 
impact on the United States as the NAACP. Since their founding on 
February 12, 1909, the NAACP has been a strong, consistent voice for 
minority Americans. In the face of hatred and opposition, the members 
of the NAACP have consistently stuck to their guiding principle of 
nonviolence, and worked instead through elections, the

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press, and the legal system. As a result of their leadership and 
tireless efforts, we are significantly closer to achieving political, 
educational, social, and economic equality for all.
  As the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United 
States, I congratulate the NAACP on their 99th anniversary. Their work 
over the past 99 years has made us a better and more tolerant Nation. I 
wish them the best as they continue their efforts to eliminate 
discrimination from all corners of our society.

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