[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E842]
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                     OATH CEREMONY ON JULY 4, 2019

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 26, 2019

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure and sincerity 
that I take this time to congratulate the fifty-one individuals who 
will take their oaths of citizenship on July 4, 2019. 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, 2019, the following people, representing many nations 
throughout the world, will take their oaths of citizenship in Hammond, 
Indiana: Mounir Oumansour, Taimoor Syed, Johnson Y. Gah, Joseph Han, 
Alex Nguyen, Mubarak Bakhit Haroun, Naga Sudhakar Chodavarapu, Daniel 
Jaewon Kim, Elena Ugwoke, Brendan Chidobe Ugwoke, Rani Saxena, Sumesh 
Saxena, Zaira Nashley Velazquez, Giuseppe Mazzone, Nargis Natasha 
Yasir, Erika Anabel Saldivar, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Maya Hamwi, Ibrahim 
Miss Lissane, Farouk Al Kurdi, Amparo Isabel Alban Montalvo, Ma Teresa 
Leon, Sikholisile Nyoni, Isabella Njeri Muturi, Lal Lian Mawi, Belinda 
Radiceska, Ljupco Radiceski, Milka Cocovska, Ananivi Apamba Komla, 
Blanca Estela Monsivais, Gianella Feoli Soto, Mauricio Leal, Mphasa 
Maria Mwanza, Sreelatha Chodavarapu, Rajko Vukobrat, Denise Alejandra 
Godinez, Antonio Manzo Gonzalez, Sirak Kifle Negash, Ahmed E. Khalil, 
Vidal Torres Alvarado, Eder Jahir Nunez Benitez, David Guillermo Barba, 
Ai Ong, Jagoda Petroska, Maria Julia Garcilazo, Gustavo Adolfo Osorio, 
Sergey Borisovich Leonov, Gisela Johanna Kreczmer, Marc Tuyizere, 
Muhammad Yasir Hanif Khan, and Francisco Javier Contreras Torres.
   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 that you and my other 
distinguished colleagues join me in congratulating these fifty-one 
individuals who will become citizens of the United States of America on 
July 4, 2019, 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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