,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #afbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #i1 #bjbf,ms4 
,t5ney 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new     
,j]sey1 & ,mr4 ,langwor?y7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces        
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
pres]vation1 protection1 & ma9t5ance (  
/atues & monum5ts honor+ ,*ri/oph]      
,columbus z an endur+ te/am5t to !      
,nation's hi/ory1 h]itage1 & id5tity4   
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica 0      
discov]$ z a result ( ! c\rage1         
sacrifice1 & vision ( ,*ri/oph]         
,columbus1 ^: /ory is reflect$ 9        
monum5ts across ! c\ntry1 & ^! monum5ts 
belong to all ,am]icans z %>$ civic &   
educational l&m>ks2 ,:]eas ,*ri/oph]    
,columbus is a consequ5tial figure 9 _w 
hi/ory ^: voyages beg9n+ 9 #adib        
initiat$ su/a9$ contact betwe5 ,europe &
 ! ,am]icas & pr(\ndly influ5c$ !       
subsequ5t hi/ory ( ?is great c\ntry & ! 
only nation f\nd$ on an idea t lib]ty & 

equality are a human bir?right f ,god2  
,:]eas ,columbus ,day has be5 obs]v$ z a
 ,f$]al holiday s9ce #aicg & holds deep 
cultural & hi/orical significance = all 
,am]icans2 ,:]eas /atues & monum5ts     
rememb]+ ,*ri/oph] ,columbus possess    
hi/orical significance n only because ( 
! individual !y depict1 b also because (
 ! communities t built1 fund$1 d$icat$1 
& ma9ta9$ !m2 ,:]eas ! ,columbus        
,monum5t 9 ,syracuse1 ,new ,york1 0     
fund$ by ! city's work+-class ,italian  
immigrant community1 _m ( :om fac$      
pr(\nd discrim9ation & p]secution 9 e>ly
 #bj?-c5tury ,am]ica2 ,:]eas ^? :o      
con/ruct$ ! monum5t 9 ,syracuse1 ,new   
,york1 did s z a te/am5t to _! id5tity &
 z a mean+ful contribution to ! city !y 
call$ home2 ,:]eas /atues & monum5ts    
honor+ ,*ri/oph] ,columbus h become     
t>gets ( removal1 v&alism1 & politically
 motivat$ revisionism 9 communities     
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 rec5t ye>s1    
?reat5+ to erase ,columbus' role 9      
discov]+ ! ,am]icas2 ,:]eas factual     

evid5ce reveals attacks on ,*ri/oph]    
,columbus are bas$ on mis9=mation & a   
calculat$ di/ortion ( ! tru? ab\t 8     
evangelical j\rney to ! ,am]icas2 ,:]eas
 ! movem5ts across ! ,unit$ ,/ates to   
remove ^! hi/orical monum5ts are n      
isolat$ acts b "p ( a broad] national   
patt]n 9 :i* radicals h s\ght to erase  
hi/orical symbols )\t full delib]ation1 
due process1 or respect = ! pursuit (   
hi/orical tru?s2 & ,:]eas1 z ! ,unit$   
,/ates celebrates ! #bej? anniv]s>y (   
its indep5d5ce 9 #bjbf1 pres]v+ monum5ts
 to ,*ri/oph] ,columbus & o!r hi/orical 
figures :o liv$ imp]fect lives & a*iev$ 
great ?+s is ess5tial to build+ our     
communities up & rememb]+ ! promises (  
?is great ,nation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7        
supports ! pres]vation & protection (   
hi/orical /atues & monum5ts honor+      
,*ri/oph] ,columbus = pres5t & future   
g5]ations2  7#b7 condemns ef=ts 9       
,syracuse1 ,new ,york1 to remove !      
,columbus ,monum5t1 a /ructure fund$ by 

,italian immigrant families & d$icat$ 9 
#aicd2 &  7#c7 reaffirms its commitm5t  
to pres]v+ ,am]ican hi/ory1 includ+ !   
legacy ( ,*ri/oph] ,columbus1 dur+ !    
celebrations ( ! #bej? anniv]s>y ( !    
f\nd+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica4