[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5868]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING ISRAELI INDEPENDENCE DAY

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2012

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support and recognition of 
Israeli Independence Day and to honor a country that has made huge 
strides since its independence in 1948.
  In my close-knit Buffalo neighborhood, where I was born and raised, I 
learned that while friends may not agree on everything, they do always 
have each other's back. Israel is our friend, with good reason, and 
that is something I hope our country never forgets.
  Last week, we honored Holocaust Remembrance Day. We join our Israeli 
friends in mourning those who lost their lives in this attempted 
genocide of the Jewish people and also promise to move forward ensuring 
that history will never repeat itself.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Israel on the 64th anniversary of their 
independence and hope for many more years of mutual friendship between 
our nations.

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