[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18328]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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             THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

  (Mr. COX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, this is the 150th anniversary year of the 
Republican Party. Over a century and a half, from the abolition of 
slavery to the establishment of women's suffrage, to the freeing of 
millions in the Soviet Empire and Afghanistan and in Iraq, the 
Republican Party has been the most effective political organization in 
the history of the world in advancing the cause of freedom.
  So that all of us can learn more about the achievements of this 
fundamentally American institution in its 150th anniversary year, the 
House Republican Policy Committee has published the 2005 Republican 
Freedom Calendar. Each day of the year, the calendar lists an important 
milestone of the Republican Party's history of advancing freedom and 
civil rights in America.
  It was on this day in 1901, 103 years ago, that America mourned the 
death of Republican President William McKinley, who established an 
impressive civil rights record. To show his support for African 
Americans, President McKinley defied Democrat protests to travel to 
Alabama and deliver an address at the Tuskegee Institute, which was 
founded by the celebrated African American Republican Booker T. 
Washington.
  Mr. Speaker, the calendar is available on line at policy.house.gov.

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