[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5697]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY FEDERAL 
                                CHARTER

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 28, 2015

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating Georgetown University 
during the bicentennial year of its federal charter. A 200 university 
year charter in the nation's capital is a special occasion to be 
celebrated not only for Georgetown alumni but also for the nation's 
capital, which has enjoyed countless educational benefits from having 
one of the nation's most distinguished universities in our city.
  Founded more than two centuries ago by Bishop John Carroll, 
Georgetown became only the second school in the nation's history to 
acquire a federal charter from Congress. Today, the university remains 
true to its founder's Roman Catholic and Jesuit values. Georgetown 
graduates have gone on to not only change the nation but the world. The 
university continues to produce leaders at home and abroad. The list of 
its distinguished alumni is replete with public servants and foreign 
dignitaries, including former President William ``Bill'' Clinton. For 
the past two centuries, Members of Congress who have either been alumni 
or staff of the University are too numerous and noteworthy to name. I 
am proud to continue as a tenured member of the Georgetown Law School 
faculty, teaching one seminar each year, after having served as a 
permanent professor at the law school before my election to Congress. 
Currently, there are 15 Members of Congress, most of them alumni, who 
are affiliated with the university.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in applauding 200 years of 
the Georgetown University federal charter, and the university's 
outstanding contributions to the nation's capital and the nation itself 
The university's esteem and success continue to grow and we anticipate 
its continued success for years to come.

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