[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9866-9867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COMMEMORATING AMERICAN EAGLE DAY

  (Mr. ROE of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to once again 
rise to join in commemorating June 20, 2015, as American Eagle Day and 
celebrate the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the national 
symbol of the United States.
  On June 20, 1782, the eagle was designated as a national emblem of 
the United States by the Founding Fathers at the Second Continental 
Congress. The bald eagle is the central image of the Great Seal of the 
United States and is displayed in the official seal of many branches 
and departments of the Federal Government.
  The bald eagle is an inspiring symbol of the spirit of freedom and 
democracy

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of the United States. Since the founding of the Nation, the image, 
meaning, and symbolism of the eagle have played a significant role in 
art, music, history, commerce, literature, architecture, and the 
culture of the U.S. The bald eagle's habitat only exists in North 
America.
  I hope my colleagues will join in celebrating June 20, 2015, as 
American Eagle Day, which marks the recovery and restoration of the 
bald eagle.

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