[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17478]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING NEW CITIZENS

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 10, 2009

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure and sincerity 
that I take this time to congratulate the individuals who will take 
their oath of citizenship on July 4, 2009. In true patriotic fashion, 
on the day of our great Nation's celebration of independence, a 
naturalization ceremony will take place, welcoming new citizens of the 
United States of America. This memorable occasion, coordinated by the 
Hammond Public Library and presided over by Magistrate Judge Andrew 
Rodovich, will be held at Harrison Park in Hammond, Indiana.
  America is a country founded by immigrants. From its beginning, 
settlers have come from countries around the globe to the United States 
in search of better lives for themselves and their families. The 
upcoming oath ceremony will be a shining example of what is so great 
about the United States of America--that people from all over the world 
can come together and unite as members of a free, democratic nation. 
These individuals realize the great things America has to offer. They 
realize that there is nowhere else in the world that offers a better 
opportunity for success and a good life than here in America.
  On July 4, 2009, the following individuals, representing many 
countries throughout the world, will take their oath of citizenship in 
Hammond, Indiana: Daniele Giuseppe Manfre, Ugochi Genevieve Okoro, 
Ilidoro Natanael Nevarez Rivas, Ravindranath Chigurupatl, Leela Rani 
Chigurupatl, Tran Quynh Nguyen, Miroslav Tepavac, Du Lin, Rosalia 
Navarrete, Igor Dmitriy Harris, Lubov Mullens, Rogelio Hernandez Plata, 
Erika Blacburn, Dhanwant Singh Sidhu, Konstantina Andreas Prokopos, 
Oluwabusola Anuoluwapo Binutu, Jori Beniaminovitch Tsvik, Nelia 
Prokophievna Repkina, Abdulla Hussein Ahdelqader, Ikram Sharawi, Juan 
Montoya Garcia, Jesus Loe Baeza, Humaira Sameer Minhas, Maribel Orozco 
De Loe, Marilyn Vincoy Morana, Anatoly Fedorovich Kolesnichenko, Inna 
Veniaminovna Borysova, Vesna Balac, Ruchira Shukla, Jacklyn Luong, 
Joanna Jadwiga Pierce, Rolee Khurana, Nikoleta Maginas, Yousef Shurri 
Qarbeit Al Armani, Said Yousef Musleh, Mohammed Ben Wanes, Juan Jose 
Lopez Moreno, Milena Losic, Alma Laura Nunez, Ramadan Amzai, Jose 
Antonio Garcia Guzman, Dao Chieu Anh Hui, Yasmeen Mohammd Yaseen 
ShreeiQun, Kamila Hendzel, Natalia Pelc, Truc Phuong Thi Lai, Katarzyna 
Jowita Przybyla-Kelly, Tanja Ognenovska, Suwit John Sangkaratana, 
Chirag Patel.
  Though each individual has sought to become a citizen of the United 
States for his or her own reasons, be it for education, occupation, or 
to offer their loved ones better lives, each is inspired by the fact 
that the United States of America is, as Abraham Lincoln described it, 
a country ``. . .of the people, by the people, and for the people.'' 
They realize that the United States is truly a free nation. By seeking 
American citizenship, they have made the decision that they want to 
live in a place where, as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Bill 
of Rights, they can practice religion as they choose, speak their minds 
without fear of punishment, and assemble in peaceful protest should 
they choose to do so.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you and my other distinguished colleagues to 
join me in congratulating these individuals, who will become citizens 
of the United States of America on July 4, 2009, the day of our 
Nation's independence. They, too, will be American citizens, and they, 
too, will be guaranteed the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and 
the pursuit of happiness. We, as a free and democratic society, 
congratulate them and welcome them.

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