,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ica  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ba1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,cohen 7for himself and ,ms4  
,foxx of ,north ,carolina7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,congratulating 
the people of the ,republic of ,turkey  
and ,turkish ,americans nationwide on   
,turkish ,national ,sovereignty and     
,children's ,day4  ,whereas1 every year 
on ,april #bc1 the people of ,turkey and
 ,turkish ,americans celebrate ,turkish 
,national ,sovereignty and ,children's  
,day1 commemorating the day when the    
,turkish ,grand ,national ,assembly was 
founded2 ,whereas1 on ,april #bc1 #aibj1
 the ,turkish ,grand ,national ,assembly
 was formally established1 and ,mustafa 
,kemal ,ataturk1 the visionary leader of
 modern ,turkey1 became its first       
,president and led the ,turkish national
 independence movement2 ,whereas the    
opening of the ,turkish ,grand ,national

 ,assembly served1 both symbolically and
 functionally1 to ensure that           
sovereignty was taken from religious    
rule and the sultan and given to the    
people2 ,whereas ,anatolia1 home of the 
,republic of ,turkey1 has been a cradle 
of civilizations for millennia2 ,whereas
 ,james ,madison and the ,founding      
,fathers of ,america took inspiration   
from ,patara1 ,turkey1 the city state of
 the ,lycian ,confederation1 in drafting
 the ,constitution of the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas ,turkey and the       
,united ,states resumed diplomatic ties1
 severed by the ,ottoman ,empire1 in    
,february #aibg1 under the respective   
leaderships of ,presidents ,mustafa     
,kemal ,ataturk and ,calvin ,coolidge2  
,whereas ,ataturk said1 in an interview 
with an ,american journalist in #aibb1  
that the ,american ideal is our ideal4  
,as you had a declaration of            
independence1 we also have our national 
pact4 ,both of these documents are of   
the same nature2 like you1 we also      

wanted independence4 ,turkey and        
,america are democratic societies4 '''  
,lincoln and ,washington both worked for
 the advancement1 elevation and         
prosperity of ,america4 ''' ,this high  
service is the service which a person   
assumes without thinking of himself42   
,whereas ,ataturk also said now we      
,turks alone control our own homeland1  
we are the masters of our own house1 and
 declared that sovereignty belongs to   
the people without any conditions or    
restrictions2 ,whereas ,president ,john 
,f4 ,kennedy said1 ,ataturk1 with his   
historic achievements1 was one of the   
greatest leaders of the #bjth century4  
,he was a towering figure of human      
ideals4 ,his extraordinary leadership   
and his military genius accomplished so 
much for his country2 first in          
battlefields1 and then in building his  
nation1 materially and in spirit4 ,he   
created a modern and sovereign state    
from the ashes of a defeated empire4 ,he
 was a great peace-maker1 an ultimate   

reformer and a torch-bearer of freedom4 
,he won not only the heart of his nation
 but the hearts of the oppressed nations
 as well4 ,we all miss him42 ,whereas   
,turkish ,americans are an important    
part of the fabric of the ,united       
,states1 as evinced by their            
contributions to the arts1 science1     
academia1 law1 business1 and political  
life of this country2 and ,whereas      
,turkish ,americans serve as goodwill   
ambassadors promoting greater           
understanding between the ,united       
,states and ,turkey1 by informing the   
people of the ,united ,states about     
their rich ,turkish cultural heritage1  
and the importance of the strategic     
partnership to advance mutual interests 
between the ,united ,states and ,turkey3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the
 commemoration of the founding of the   
,turkish ,parliament1 which laid the    
foundation for the future establishment 
of a democratic secular1 ,republic of   

,turkey2  7#b7 reiterates its support   
for democratic institutions1 ,turkey's  
elected representatives1 and the        
legislative and supervisor functions of 
,turkey's ,parliament2  7#c7 commends   
the productive contributions of the     
,turkish ,american community to the     
,united ,states2 and  7#d7 congratulates
 the people of ,turkey and ,turkish     
,americans nationwide on ,turkish       
,national ,sovereignty and ,children's  
,day4