[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E141]
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         HONORING THE LITHUANIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY COMMEMORATION

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 3, 2010

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Lithuanian 
Independence Day Commemoration. The celebration was organized by the 
Lithuanian American Council of Chicago and will take place at the 
Lithuanian Center in Chicago, Illinois on February 14, 2010.
  The Lithuanian American Council has a proud legacy of action in the 
Lithuanian American community. Lithuanian Americans have a presence in 
Chicago, Illinois lasting more than a century. Chicago is home to the 
greatest concentration of Lithuanian Americans, and I am proud to have 
so many people of Lithuanian descent in my district. The organization 
of this event pays due respect to the courageous act of proclaiming a 
newly independent Lithuanian state in 1918. Although true independence 
was put on hold until after World War I and the fall of Germany, this 
single rebellious act paved the way for what has become a free and 
democratically governed state. Lithuanian Americans have reason to 
celebrate their heritage proudly, and to remember with great pride the 
signing of the Act of Independence of Lithuania on February 16, 1918.
  I ask you to join me in honoring the Lithuanian Independence Day 
Commemoration on this important occasion.

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