[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 172 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H5644]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING GERMAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of the German-
American Caucus, I rise today to recognize October as German-American 
Heritage Month and to commemorate 30 years of German unity.
  Last year, I introduced H. Res. 446, a bipartisan resolution to 
recognize the importance of the alliance between the United States and 
Germany and to highlight our shared commitment to democracy.
  The resolution reaffirms our support of the Wunderbar Together 
initiative, which, in 2019, worked with 500 partners to host more than 
2,800 events to celebrate German-American culture, art, science, and 
more.
  On October 3, 1990, East and West Germany reunited, just short of 1 
year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, when thousands rushed to 
Brandenburg Gate to celebrate.
  This year, the German Ambassador to the United States, Emily Haber, 
is hosting a virtual event to celebrate East and West Germany becoming 
one, walking attendees through the milestones that led to this historic 
moment. Anyone can tune in by visiting the Embassy's Facebook page 
tomorrow at 1 p.m.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to say danke, or thank you, to our German 
friends, and prost, or cheers, as we celebrate this milestone together.

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