,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #e1       
#bjac,mr4 ,sarbanes 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,grimm1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 
,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1
 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 and ,mr4 ,bilirakis7    
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,recognizing the #ajjth anniversary of  
the unification of the ,island of ,crete
 with the ,hellenic ,republic and       
expressing support for designation of   
,december #a1 #bjac1 as ,cretan ,enosis 
,day4  ,whereas ,december #a1 #bjac1 has
 been recognized as the #ajjth          
anniversary of the #aiac unification    
7,,enosis7 of the ,island of ,crete with
 the ,hellenic ,republic1 by            
communities1 citizens1 and organizations
 around the ,united ,states and the     
world2 ,whereas the unification of the  
,island of ,crete with the ,hellenic    
,republic on ,december #a1 #aiac1       

resulted from over #bfg years of        
struggle by the brave and resolute      
,greek people of ,crete against the     
harsh occupation of the ,ottoman ,empire
 beginning in #affi2 ,whereas the       
knowledge of this relentless struggle   
for freedom by the people of ,crete1    
culminating in the signing of the       
,treaty of ,london which unified ,crete 
with the ,hellenic ,republic1 is an     
inspiration to freedom-loving people    
everywhere2 ,whereas the memory of      
thousands of brave ,cretans who         
sacrificed their lives following the    
creed 8,freedom or ,death0 in order to  
gain freedom and unification with       
,greece1 its motherland1 should be      
remembered and revered2 and ,whereas    
,december #a1 #bjac1 would be an        
appropriate date to designate as ,cretan
 ,enosis ,day in recognition of these   
brave deeds and sacrifices by the people
 of the ,island of ,crete3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  

#ajjth anniversary of the unification of
 the ,island of ,crete with the         
,hellenic ,republic2 and  7#b7 supports 
the designation of ,cretan ,enosis ,day 
in recognition of these brave deeds and 
sacrifices by the people of the ,island 
of ,crete4