[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 207 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NETHERLAND-AMERICA FOUNDATION

  (Mr. KILMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILMER. Madam Speaker, 100 years ago today a group of Dutch 
Americans, including future President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 
established the Netherland-America Foundation to strengthen ties 
between our two great countries. Over the past 100 years the 
Netherland-America Foundation has accomplished this mission through 
organizing and sponsoring cultural exchange programs on topics as 
varied as art and science to business, public affairs, and historic 
preservation.
  As the son of a Dutch immigrant, I am honored to cochair, with my 
colleague Representative Huizenga, the bipartisan Dutch Caucus which 
shares NAF's goals of growing and deepening the exchange of ideas and 
culture between America and Holland.
  A similar message of friendship and goodwill is being delivered to 
the Dutch Parliament today, speaking to the ever-deepening bond between 
our two countries and great democracies.
  I know I speak on behalf of all members of the Dutch Caucus when I 
congratulate the foundation on their achievements over the past 100 
years and the lasting impact they have had in encouraging the unique 
friendship between our two countries. I look forward to another century 
of the U.S. and Netherlands sharing, growing, and working together.

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