[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 17, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H7626-H7627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NATIONAL CONSTITUTION DAY

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, 227 years ago, our Founding 
Fathers came together to write the Constitution, and it is on this 
foundation that we have built the greatest

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Nation on Earth. The Constitution protects our democracy and our 
individual liberties that define the American way of life that we are 
all blessed to enjoy.
  I have spent most of my life defending what the Constitution stands 
for, 29 years in the United States Air Force and now in the United 
States Congress. I consider this to be an honor and a privilege.
  We can all do our part to defend America's freedom by understanding 
and remembering our Constitution's significance. That is why today, on 
national Constitution Day, I encourage all Americans to join me in 
reflecting on the history and the meaning of this important document. 
We must never take our freedom for granted.

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