[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4562]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                194TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE

  (Mr. SARBANES asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark the 194th anniversary 
of Greek independence, to recall the day that the Greek people 
established modern Greece as a free and independent nation.
  America's Founding Fathers drew upon the example of the ancient 
Greeks in forming our constitutional Republic. The relationship between 
Greece and the United States is based on shared democratic values and 
respect for individual freedom. The spirit that guided the Greek people 
in securing their freedom nearly 200 years ago resides with them still.
  Today Greece faces tremendous challenges. We all acknowledge that. 
But I am confident that Greece will ultimately overcome its economic 
and humanitarian crisis and thrive again. A strong Greece will be able 
to take full advantage of new opportunities that are emerging in the 
eastern Mediterranean and move forward as a vital economic and cultural 
resource for a critical region of the world.
  As we say each year when celebrating Greek Independence Day, long 
live Greece, long live America, long live freedom--Zito Ellada, Zito 
Ameriki, Zito Eleftheria.

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