[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7830]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE CROATIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 11, 2010

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
contributions made by the Croatian American Association for enriching 
the lives of native Croatians and Croatian-Americans alike for the past 
20 years.
  The Croatian American Association was established in 1990, when it 
began advocating for the establishment of a sovereign and independent 
Democratic Republic of Croatia. Its efforts led to public 
demonstrations in Washington, DC attended by over 50,000 people in 
support of Croatian democracy. Furthermore, its members have organized 
rallies throughout America to raise money for the defense of Croatia 
and to make humanitarian aid available for Croatians living at home and 
abroad.
  The Croatian American Association has also worked tirelessly with the 
U.S. government in order to help address the concerns of many Croatian-
Americans. It has established an office in Washington, DC to help lobby 
and educate Members of Congress about Croatian history, and the desire 
for a sovereign Democratic Republic of Croatia. In addition, it has 
pushed for the inclusion of Croatia into NATO, the Partnership for 
Peace, and the European Union.
  The Croatian American Association has also worked to establish an 
Embassy of The Republic of Croatia, and to further provide services to 
Croatian-Americans by establishing a number of consulates in many major 
U.S. cities.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the 
Croatian American Association and its members for their 20 years of 
service as an invaluable partner to Croatians throughout the world, and 
to wish them many more years of continued success.

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