[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            CONSTITUTION DAY

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Since the day I was born, I have celebrated 
Constitution Day. That is because the 39 delegates signed the U.S. 
Constitution on September 17, which is exactly 146 years before I was 
born. It is a gift to share my birthday with the historic signing of 
our Nation's founding charter.
  The Constitution lends weight to the resilience of our heritage and 
to the heroes who fought to defend and protect our borders at home and 
from distant shores around the world.
  On this Constitution Day, it is my hope that Americans of all ages 
will reflect upon the blessings of freedom handed down from one 
generation to the next and protected by the U.S. Constitution.
  I yield the floor.

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