[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATIONS TO MAURIZIO IZZI, NEW AMERICAN CITIZEN

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 2005

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleagues here in the 
U.S. House of Representatives to join me in congratulating Mr. Maurizio 
Izzi of Rome, Italy, and in welcoming him as he becomes a fellow 
American citizen. On May 11, 2005, Mr. Izzi will take the oath of 
allegiance at Faneuil Hall in Boston. On Saturday, May 14, family and 
friends will gather to celebrate this milestone in Mr. Izzi's life.
  Mr. Izzi follows in the tradition of his great aunt, Maria Valente, 
who became a citizen in 1961 and now resides in Arlington, 
Massachusetts. In the year 2000, Mr. Izzi took his first job in the 
United States at the Empire State Building as a Configuration 
Management Consultant. On May 20, 2000, he married his lovely and 
charming wife, the former April Peloquin. They now reside in Hopedale, 
Massachusetts.
  Mr. Speaker, we are all fortunate to live in this land of 
opportunity, and Mr. Izzi embodies the qualities that have made our 
nation great: a spirit of perseverance, industriousness, devotion to 
family and love of country. It is a pleasure to welcome him as a fellow 
American citizen.

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