[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15771]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         WELCOMING NEW CITIZENS

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 10, 2017

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure and sincerity 
that I take this time to congratulate thirty individuals who will take 
their oaths of citizenship on Friday, October 13, 2017. This memorable 
occasion will be held at the United States Courthouse and Federal 
Building in Hammond, Indiana.
  America is a country founded by immigrants. From its beginning, 
settlers have come from countries around the world to the United States 
in search of better lives for their families. Oath ceremonies are a 
shining example of what is so great about the United States of 
America--that people from all over the world can come together and 
unite as members of a free, democratic nation. These individuals 
realize that nowhere else in the world offers a better opportunity for 
success than here in America.
  On October 13, 2017, the following people, representing many nations 
throughout the world, will take their oaths of citizenship in Hammond, 
Indiana: Christopher Richard Sweet, Hikmat Mahmood Jbara, Abimbola 
Harninat Elenitoba-Johnson, Inessa Sergeyevna Bodrova, Radoslaw Jan 
Nabrzyski, Bhavik Kapilbhai Pathak, Zivojin Gino Djuric, Petrica 
Murariu Botez, Corina Gabriela Murariu-Botez, Obiefuna Foster Eze, Ai-
Anh Thi Truong, Pavel Veljanoski, Caterina Susana Bosio Ruiz, Kan-Wei 
Coduti, Alejandra Diaz, Bijan Farajzadeh, Angela Izchel Fonseca, Adrian 
Fuentes, Gabriela Herrera, Jean Yves Jean Mardy, Petra Pacheco Dorado, 
Maria Guadalupe Perretta, Patricia Reid-Sinclair, Liliana Romo, 
Samantha Wenz, Jade Yu Rui Yang, Radomir Cvetkovski, Lan Phuoc Mai, 
Gilles Jean Claude Charriere and Heidy Lobo Gibson.
  Although each individual has sought to become a citizen of the United 
States for his or her own reasons, be it for education, occupation, or 
to offer their loved ones better lives, each is inspired by the fact 
that the United States of America is, as Abraham Lincoln described it, 
a country ``. . . of the people, by the people, and for the people.'' 
They realize that the United States is truly a free nation. By seeking 
American citizenship, they have made the decision that they want to 
live in a place where, as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the 
Constitution, they can practice religion as they choose, speak their 
minds without fear of punishment, and assemble in peaceful protest 
should they choose to do so.
  Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask you and my other distinguished 
colleagues to join me in congratulating these individuals who will 
become citizens of the United States of America on October 13, 2017. 
They, too, will be American citizens, guaranteed the inalienable rights 
to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We, as a free and 
democratic nation, congratulate them and welcome them.

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