[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         WELCOMING POPE FRANCIS

  (Mr. HILL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, next week, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, will 
make his historic trip to the United States. I ask that all Americans 
join me in welcoming the Holy Father, both as Pope and as a man. This 
is Pope Francis' first visit to the United States ever and will be the 
first time in history that a pope will address a joint session of the 
Congress.
  The Pope's message to fight against complacency and corruption and to 
help those in poor communities have resonated with the American people 
and invigorated Catholic communities throughout our country.
  I am eager for the Pope to see the United States of America, her 
people at work and play, and I look forward to his visit and his words 
of inspiration to the people's House where the government for and by 
the people is practiced daily.

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