[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2401]
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    IN RECOGNITION OF THE 248TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HALIFAX RESOLVES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Davis) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
acknowledge a pivotal chapter in our great Nation's history, a moment 
that forever altered the course of our destiny. It was 248 years ago 
that the seeds of liberty were sown in Halifax, North Carolina.
  On April 12, 1776, a group of visionary delegates took a stand that 
would define the character and direction of a country yet to be born. 
The Halifax Resolves were not simply words on paper. They were a 
proclamation and a declaration of a dream for freedom that was bigger 
than themselves and bigger than any one of us.
  That dream became North Carolina's loud call for American 
independence. The Halifax Resolves were born from a year of passionate 
debate, from a people united not by what they could see, but what they 
could imagine, a people who believed that a just world was possible.
  We gathered over the weekend to commemorate the 248th anniversary of 
this momentous occasion, not only to reflect on the bravery and wisdom 
of our predecessors, but to recommit ourselves to the timeless 
principles embodied in the Halifax Resolves.
  Madam Speaker, I stand on the shoulders of giants, and we must always 
remember that it is through the courage of those who came before us 
that we enjoy the freedoms that we hold dear today, a story of courage, 
a story of hope, a story that tells us that the path to freedom and 
independence may be long, but it is well worth it in the end.
  Happy anniversary to the Halifax Resolves. May the legacy of freedom 
and bravery and independence continue to inspire us for generations to 
come.

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