[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 10 (Thursday, January 17, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E63-E64]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   OATH CEREMONY ON JANUARY 25, 2019

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 17, 2019

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure and sincerity 
that I take this time to congratulate thirty individuals who will take 
their oaths of citizenship on January 25, 2019. This memorable occasion 
will be held at the United States Courthouse and Federal Building 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. Oath ceremonies are 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 January 25, 2019, the following people, representing many nations 
throughout the world, will take their oaths of citizenship in Hammond, 
Indiana: Julia Sui Nei Mawi, Balida McCraw, Song E. Paik, Bruno 
Frederic Penteado, Angel Chiang, Maricela Garcilazo, Luis Antonio 
Huerta, Carmen Navarro Lopez, Tatiana Madon, Jorge Martinez, Lucia 
Tiscornia, Karina Furlic, Viktoriya Trenkinshu, Ana M. Anguiano, Jose 
Arturo Jimenez, Nishi Wairimu Muna, Elyahu Harold Herszberg, Tianlin 
Wang Ford, Tsoelopele Quincy Mukwena, Haneen Abuhasan, Sofia Rebeca 
Cavazos; Belen Candelario, Ljubica Trajceski, Shing Vucich Chung, 
Jabrieh Mustafa Issa, Dijana Najdeski, Suthon Somjana, Elena Eshanova, 
Martin Paul Nowosadzki, and Selenne Serna.

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  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.
  Madam Speaker, I respectfully ask you and my other distinguished 
colleagues to join me in congratulating these individuals who will 
become citizens of the United States of America on January 25, 2019. 
They, too, are 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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