[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5517]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                   CELEBRATING GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate Greek 
Independence Day with the people of Greece and Greek Americans. March 
25, 2004, marked the 183rd anniversary of the beginning of the 
revolution that freed the Greek people from the Ottoman Empire. It is 
important for us to not only recognize and celebrate this day with the 
people of Greece but also to reaffirm the democratic heritage from 
which the United States and the country of Greece were born.
  I am proud to represent Greek Town in the city of Chicago, and I 
certainly want to extend congratulations to not only my Greek 
constituents but the people of Greece all over the world and especially 
those in Greece.

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