[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 194 (Monday, November 16, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5734-H5735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMEMORATING THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

  (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, I rise today as co-chair 
of the bipartisan German-American Caucus to commemorate the fall of the 
Berlin Wall.
  Last week, November 9, marked 31 years since the Iron Curtain fell 
and the Cold War began to crumble.
  For nearly three decades, the Berlin Wall stood as a growing reminder 
of the evils of communism and the ongoing threat of the Cold War.
  In 1987, President Ronald Reagan famously shouted, ``Mr. Gorbachev, 
tear down this wall.'' Two years later, the wall finally came down. 
East and West Berliners celebrated together at Brandenburg Gate.
  The following year, on October 3, 1990, East and West Germany 
reunited as one.

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  This historic moment was the beginning of the end for the Cold War, 
and today we are still celebrating this iconic moment in world history 
as an international symbol of freedom.
  I join our German friends in celebrating this milestone and would 
like to remind all of us that freedom is always worth fighting for.

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