[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6241]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF THE COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 26, 2006

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of the Council on 
American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) whose Cleveland office is hosting its 
4th Annual Banquet and Fundraiser on Sunday, April 30, 2006. CAIR is a 
nonprofit, grassroots civil rights and advocacy group and the nation's 
largest Islamic civil liberties organization, with regional offices 
nationwide and in Canada. Since its establishment in 1994, CAIR has 
worked to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America. 
Through media relations, lobbying, education and advocacy, CAIR puts 
forth an Islamic perspective to ensure the Muslim voice is represented.
  Through its promotion of civil rights, research, education, 
conferences, seminars, internships, and public events such as the 
Cleveland chapter's 4th annual banquet, CAIR seeks to empower the 
American Muslim community and encourage its participation in political 
and social activism.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that CAIR is working nationwide and locally 
in the Greater Cleveland community to promote civil rights, civil 
liberties, and free speech and is able to educate the public about 
these issues by bringing such an outstanding program to the people of 
Northeast Ohio for their 4th annual banquet.

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