[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11813-11814]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                COMMEMORATING LIBERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor and recognize the rich 
history of Liberia as we mark Liberian Independence Day on July 26. We 
honor people of Liberia and those individuals of proud Liberian descent 
who are celebrating 164 years of independence.
  Today we celebrate a great country, its people, their traditions, and 
the mark they have made on cities like Providence, Rhode Island, and 
others, making them great places to live, work, and raise families. 
Rhode Island's flourishing Liberian community has played an important 
role in making the State what it is today, and I would like to thank 
them for their great contributions. I am proud to honor your heritage 
and the difference you have made in our State and in this country.

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  Recently, along with my colleagues here in the Congress, I had the 
opportunity to welcome the President of the Republic of Liberia, Her 
Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to Washington and confirmed our 
support for Liberian peace efforts. May we continue to be inspired to 
support the people of Liberia through their democratic tradition as we 
celebrate Liberian Independence Day.

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