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Download official Extensions PDFReturn to issue contextHON. HALEY M. STEVENS
of michigan
in the house of representatives
Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor America's 250th Anniversary. 250 years ago, a band of ordinary citizens, dedicated to the simple idea that all are created equal, came together and formed an enduring experiment that changed the course of history.
For 250 years, America has been a model for democracy. A global beacon of freedom, lighting the path forward for governments of, by, and for the people in every corner of our world.
For 250 years, America has been the land of opportunity. Where unions built the middle class and built an economy where all had the opportunity to succeed and create a good life for their family.
For 250 years, America's natural beauty has outshined the world. With our Great Lakes and our national parks. With our spacious skies, our amber waves of grain, and our purple mountains majesty.
For 250 years, America has been the launch pad of dreamers and doers. Henry Ford put the world on wheels. The Wright Brothers took us to the skies. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted our flag on the moon.
For 250 years, America has pushed for progress. From westward expansion to the abolition of slavery to the expansion of the right to vote. From women's suffrage to civil rights to workers' rights. From Sojourner Truth to Rosa Parks, from Frances Perkins to Dolores Huerta, from Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Gloria Steinem.
For 250 years, America has not stopped at the mountaintop. America has always looked beyond, pushing toward what is next. And 250 years on, America looks pretty damn good.
Mr. Speaker, each of us takes an oath when we arrive in this storied chamber to support and defend our Constitution. Included in that oath is a promise to never give up on our shared pursuit of a more perfect union.
with dignity no matter what zip code they grow up in or what schools they attend.
practice their faith without fear of violence; where children and parents do not have to worry about guns; where Americans can feel safe in their homes, in their grocery stores, in their houses of worship, and in their communities.
afford to raise their kids, buy a home, take vacations, and give their family a good life.
manufacturing, support union jobs, and fight back against giant corporations that screw workers out of fair treatment in the workplace.
equal, where all have the right to vote and have their vote count. Where the promises of our 250-year-old Declaration of Independence are upheld and preserved for current and future generations.
together and work to achieve our common goals. No star is too distant to explore, no depth too deep to discover, no disease too complex to understand, no cure too impossible to devise. Nothing is out of reach in the United States of America.
Nothing is impossible in the land of the free. Nothing can stop us from forever seeking that more perfect union.
When I think of America, I think of Michigan. And when I think of Michigan, I think of the greatest place on earth.