[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 131 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1263]
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   RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN 
                     REVOLUTION'S CONSTITUTION WEEK

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                           HON. BRADLEY BYRNE

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 11, 2015

  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to an 
important occasion: Constitution Week. This week is set aside to allow 
Americans to reflect on their responsibilities under the Constitution 
and encourage us to study our founding document.
   This significant designation was made official by President Dwight 
D. Eisenhower on August 2, 1956 at the urging of the National Society 
of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The patriotic 
celebrations that accompany this week are essential for maintaining 
reverence for this inspirational charter.
   Since our country's inception, we have endured as a society 
committed to securing and protecting the basic rights of all citizens. 
While our founding document has been amended throughout our nation's 
lifetime, the basic rights ratified 228 years ago remain intact today. 
This body, at the most fundamental level, retains its foremost 
responsibility of protecting these rights. After all, we are all 
members of the ``People's House.'' May we never forget where our 
authority derives.
   We have remained a country committed to freedoms through many trials 
and triumphs over the years. Countless of our fellow citizens have 
sacrificed their lives in honor of that pledge. From the Continentals 
who first defended the freshly formed Union, to those who are currently 
serving in harm's way around the globe; these men and women allow us to 
enjoy our sacred homeland in peace.
   Mr. Speaker, I want to make a special mention about the work being 
done by the Ecor Rouge Chapter of the Daughters of the American 
Revolution in Baldwin County, Alabama, to bring attention to our 
nation's most important governing document during Constitution Week.
   So on this Constitution Week, I encourage all Americans to set aside 
time to read our nation's Constitution and reflect on the many 
sacrifices made throughout history to protect this document and our 
freedoms.

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