[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E547-E548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     OATH CEREMONY ON MAY 10, 2019

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 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 May 10, 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 May 10, 2019, the following people, representing many nations 
throughout the world, will take their oaths of citizenship in Hammond, 
Indiana: Amorette Jackson Vorkpor, Ragubir Singh Rathore, Zeyad Khalaf 
Al Sedra Al Sedra, Bushra Thamer Mohsin, Jason Christopher Richardson, 
Sana Hajira Kendrix, Mari Diaz, Marisol Lopez Pantoja, Felipe Garcilazo 
Garcilazo, Alexandros Angelos Taflanidis, Henry G. Huang, Carlos 
Magdaleno, Teodora Orduno Gutierrez, Geena Jikyung Kam, Natalie B. 
Leonov, Andres Loza, Ying-Ling Lin, Araceli Magdaleno, Janet V. Fatti, 
Mourad Takawi, Veronica Gonzalez, Qusai M. Odeh, Ana Delia Aleman 
Lorenzo, Estela Reyes, Boubacar Bouka Gamby, Norma Alicia Garmendiz, 
Mika Trivunovic, Adrian Jaesim, Hisham Mahmoud Salih Abidallh and 
Stanislawa Antonina Malochleb.
   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.

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   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 May 10, 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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