[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 71 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H2823-H2824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CELEBRATING NORWAY'S CONSTITUTION DAY

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, it was nearly 200 years ago that the 
people of Norway proclaimed their independence as a free nation, and 
each year on May 17, Norwegians all over the world celebrate the day 
that their

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constitution was signed--with parades, traditional food, and other 
festivities.
  The United States and Norway have a very special bond. Our traditions 
of human rights and freedom and also of democracy are woven into the 
very fabric of our shared history, and over the last two centuries, the 
people of Norway have contributed greatly to the success and prosperity 
of our global community.
  As cochair of the House Friends of Norway Caucus, I would like to 
send our best wishes to the people of Norway as they celebrate this 
year's Syttende Mai today, and I would like to reaffirm the friendship 
between our two nations as we work together on important issues ahead.

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