[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E927]
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                  OATH OF CITIZENSHIP ON JULY 4, 2018

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 27, 2018

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure and sincerity 
that I take this time to congratulate the fifty individuals who will 
take their oath of citizenship on July 4, 2018. In true patriotic 
fashion, on the day of our great Nation's celebration of independence, 
a naturalization ceremony will take place, welcoming new citizens of 
the United States of America. This memorable occasion, coordinated by 
the League of Women Voters of the Calumet Area and presided over by 
Magistrate Judge Andrew Rodovich, will be held at The Pavilion at Wolf 
Lake in Hammond, Indiana.
   America is a country founded by immigrants. From its beginning, 
settlers have come from countries around the world to the United States 
in search of better lives for their families. The oath ceremony is a 
shining example of what is so great about the United States of 
America--that people from all over the world can come together and 
unite as members of a free, democratic nation. These individuals 
realize that nowhere else in the world offers a better opportunity for 
success than here in America.
   On July 4, 2018, the following people, representing many nations 
throughout the world, will take their oaths of citizenship in Hammond, 
Indiana: Issam Marzouki, Jose Antonio Guzman Gonzalez, Bilin Yu, 
Gonzalo Vargas Lopez, Anna Anatolevna Olekminskaya, Onecima Duarte, 
Dominic Gikonyo Mburu, Jose Roberto Juarez Diaz, Masauko Joseph 
Chimayi, Krzysztof Twardus, Carryl Joice Ignacio Kyle, Christina 
Berthier, Griselda Montanez Serrano, Tchinga Harvey Ndalama, Jose de 
Jesus Zamora Pulido, Maria del Socorro Lopez, Heng Fu, Francis Josue 
Silfa Sena, Edgar Israel Castro Alvarez, Mona Samir Abdelhalim Mohamed, 
Solomon Elileojor Egbeama, Justyna Maria Oldham, Arman Bautista 
Villanueva, Ivana Twardus, Tai Trong Hoang, Clasido Aguilar, Adewale 
Sterling Ajibade, Lily Chen Banks, Sergio E. Castro, Gerardo del Real, 
Berenice Flores, Antonia Garcia, Olga Abril Gibson Cabrera, Cesar 
Gonzalez, Mohamed Latif, Yogesh Maniar, Romelia Medina, Victor Manuel 
Mendoza, Alexander Jose Midence, Leticia S. Morris, Jane Wairimu 
Muchiri, Nicolas Nieto, Erika Valentina Palmerin, Heron Rodriguez, 
Porfirio Samaniego, Jacobo Sarabia, Angelina Serrano, Fatima 
Sheremetyeva, Abdou Rahmane Tamba, and Ben Van Vuong.
   Although each individual has sought to become a citizen of the 
United States for his or her own reasons, be it for education, 
occupation, or to offer their loved ones better lives, each is inspired 
by the fact that the United States of America is, as Abraham Lincoln 
described it, a country ``. . . of the people, by the people, and for 
the people.'' They realize that the United States is truly a free 
nation. By seeking American citizenship, they have made the decision 
that they want to live in a place where, as guaranteed by the First 
Amendment of the Constitution, they can practice religion as they 
choose, speak their minds without fear of punishment, and assemble in 
peaceful protest should they choose to do so.
   Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask that you and my other distinguished 
colleagues join me in congratulating these fifty individuals who will 
become citizens of the United States of America on July 4, 2018, the 
anniversary of our Nation's independence. They, too, will be American 
citizens, guaranteed the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the 
pursuit of happiness. We, as a free and democratic nation, congratulate 
them and welcome them.

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