Mr. Speaker. from the first person who stepped ashore from the Mayflower. to the latest refugee from the Red terror in Hungary. every person who has roots or residence in New England is proud to be a member of the "Yankee family." From the Lawrences and the Lowells to the Zelinskisall have contributed something to the Yankee character and to the Yankee record of selfreliance and townmeeting democracy. It was here that the United States was born. and the course of its future was outlined in a manner that. even today. shapes the development of our country in meeting its new responsibilities. Wherever you go. you will find descendants of New England.