[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


CONGRATULATING THE SLOVAK LEAGUE OF AMERICA ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 54TH 
                   CONGRESS IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 9, 2006

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to the Slovak 
League of America which is celebrating its 54th Congress on March 31 in 
Scranton, Pennsylvania, an event hosted by the Ladies Pennsylvania 
Slovak Catholic Union.
  The Slovak League of America is a civic and cultural federation of 
Americans of Slovak ancestry that was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 
1907.
  The Slovak League was founded in response to the need to bring the 
sad political and social plight of the Slovak nation to the attention 
of all Americans.
  Since Slovakia's independence from the Czech Republic in 1993, the 
Slovak League actively promotes close American-Slovak ties through 
various cultural and educational exchanges and projects.
  As an umbrella organization, it represents the overwhelming majority 
of organized Americans of Slovak ancestry. The Slovak League remains a 
positive bridge uniting the old world and the new so that Slovak 
culture and traditions are better appreciated. Slovak Americans can be 
very proud of their many contributions to the cultural, educational, 
business and religious traditions which form the fabric of American 
life.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating the Slovak League of 
America on this auspicious occasion. The determination and commitment 
of a proud people to celebrate their ethnic heritage and pass on their 
cultural traditions to new generations enriches the quality of life in 
this nation for all and should be applauded.

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