[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 161 (Thursday, September 17, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E853]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF CONSTITUTION DAY

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 17, 2020

  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 
Anniversary of Constitution Day in the United States. On September 17, 
1787, our Founding Fathers met and signed the most influential document 
that shaped American history, the United States Constitution.
  On this day every year, we celebrate Constitution Day to commemorate 
our Founding Fathers working together to construct our supreme law of 
the land. The United States Constitution's first three words--``We The 
People''--affirm that the government of the United States exists to 
serve its citizens. Collectively, the U.S. Constitution is not only the 
source of all government powers, but places limitations on the 
government that protects the fundamental unalienable rights of U.S. 
Citizens.
  Today we honor Constitution Day to ensure all people broaden their 
knowledge on how the Constitution has shaped our history and each and 
every one of our lives. Knowing the content of the U.S. Constitution is 
the key to making sure that we operate within the parameters 
established by our Founding Fathers. It ensures that the Constitution 
remains a living, breathing document and the bedrock of our democracy. 
Only by knowing our freedoms and rights are we able to safeguard them 
from attempts to dilute them. Only by knowing the boundaries of what's 
permissible can we prevent threats to the more perfect union that was 
created over 200 years ago. All laid out for us, together today, we 
celebrate unity, freedom, and democracy.
  Therefore, Madam Speaker, I ask that you rise with me in celebrating 
Constitution Day in the United States of America.

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