,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #efc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbe,mr4  
,hunt submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,resolution  ,express+
 support = ! designation ( ,july z      
,am]ican ,pride ,mon?4  ,:]eas ! purpose
 ( ,am]ican ,pride ,mon? is to          
celebrate1 memorialize1 & increase      
aw>5ess ( ! monum5tal a*ievem5ts ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! c\ntless    
numb] ( patriots ?r\gh\t h] hi/ory :i* h
 made ?is ,nation ! la/ be/ hope ( e>?2 
,:]eas ,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan said 9 
8 f>ewell address to ! ,nation1 we've   
got to tea* hi/ory bas$ n on :at's 9    
fa%ion b :at's important2 ,:]eas !      
purpose ( ,am]ican ,pride ,mon? is to   
br+ ,am]ican exceptionalism back into ! 
spotlight & to tea* our *ildr5 :at x    
means to be an ,am]ican2 ,:]eas we      
recognize ! brave patriots ( ! ,am]ican 
,w> ( ,indep5d5ce & _! c\rage 9 ! fight 
= self-gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas _! sacrifices   

laid ! gr\ndwork = ! prosp]\s ,nation we
 h today2 ,:]eas we recognize ! ,f\nd+  
,fa!rs ( our ,nation & ! ,fram]s ( !    
,con/itution by :i* our c\ntry 0 f\nd$2 
,:]eas we recognize a ,nation t f\ght a 
civil w> to pres]ve its union & free f\r
 million ,am]icans f ! orig9al s9 (     
slav]y2 ,:]eas we recognize ! sacrifices
 made ( ! ,am]ican patriots :o s]v$ 9   
,_w ,w> ,i2 ,:]eas x 0 consid]$ ! w> to 
end all w>s1 until ! next "o1 :5 ano!r  
g5]ation ( "y m5 7 call$ to s]ve & if   
necess>y1 lay d[n _! lives to pres]ve   
fre$om2 ,:]eas we recognize ! a*ievem5ts
 made by ! ,greate/ ,g5]ation dur+ ,_w  
,w> ,,ii1 ! ef=ts ( brave ,am]ican      
patriots across our c\ntry to mobilize !
 w> ef=t1 ! /ruggle to free ,europe f ! 
fasci/ grip ( ,hitl]1 & w> 9 ! ,pacific 
to defeat ! ,empire ( ,japan ) ! full   
might ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,milit>y2 ,:]eas
 we recognize ! bold & d>+ ,am]ican     
,a/ronauts :o won ! space race1 walk$ on
 ! moon1 end$ a ,cold ,w>1 & ! brilliant
 m5 & wom5 ( ,,nasa :o support$ !m2     

,:]eas we honor & salute ! ,am]ican     
,troops :o lo/ _! lives 9 ,vietnam1 ^?  
:o return$ & did n receive ! h]o's      
welcome !y des]v$1 & ^? :o nev] return$2
 ,:]eas ,am]ica owes !m a debt (        
gratitude we c nev] repay1 b _! devotion
 to our ,nation1 (t5 paid 9 blood1      
des]ves remembrance2 ,:]eas we recognize
 ! _m civil rights lead]s1 activi/s1    
fai? lead]s1 college /ud5ts1 high s*ool 
/ud5ts1 %op own]s1 & o!rs :o risk$ _!   
lives to fight = equal rights = all     
,am]icans2 ,:]eas we recognize !        
significance ( ! t]ror attacks on !     
,am]ican homel& on ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1
 & ! resili5ce1 patriotism1 & unity %[n 
by ! ,am]ican p 9 ! wake ( ! wor/ attack
 on our ,nation s9ce ,pe>l ,h>bor2      
,:]eas we honor ! fe>less m5 & wom5 :o  
volunte]$ to s]ve ?is c\ntry 9 e        
conflict f\ght home & abroad s9ce !     
f\nd+ ( our ,nation2 ,:]eas we recognize
 ! explor]s1 entrepr5eurs1 & hi/orical  
figures :o embodi$ ! ,am]ican e?os & :o 
h inspir$ g5]ations ( ,am]icans to foll[

 9 _! foot/eps2 ,:]eas we memorialize ! 
ef=ts ( trailblaz]s l ,lewis & ,cl>k1   
,davy ,crockett1 ,daniel ,boone1 ,alb]t 
,e9/e91 ,?omas ,edison1 ! ,wright       
,bro!rs1 ,amelia ,e>h>t1 & ,presid5t    
,!odore ,roosevelt2 ,:]eas we rememb] & 
le>n f ! example set by great patriotic 
lead]s l ,patrick ,h5ry1 ,john ,adams1  
,?omas ,jeff]son1 ,alex&] ,hamilton1    
,betsy ,ross1 ,b5jam9 ,frankl91 ,george 
,wa%+ton1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant1 ,g5]al   
,dwight ,d4 ,eis5h[]1 ,susan ,b4        
,an?ony1 ,rosa ,p>ks1 ,paul ,rev]e1     
,book] ,t4 ,wa%+ton1 ,h>riet ,tubman1 ! 
,buffalo ,soldi]s1 ,cl>a ,b>ton1 ,samuel
 ,adams1 & s _m m2 & ,:]eas we und]/& t 
pres]v+ ,am]ica = ! next g5]ation />ts &
 ends ) tea*+ its hi/ory3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
expresses support = ! designation (     
,am]ican ,pride ,mon?4