Mr. Chairman. H.R. 15951 calls for the observance of Columbus Day as a day for honoring the United States as a nation of immigrants. By commemorating the voyage of Columbus to the New World we will be paying fitting tribute to the courage and resourcefulness which enabled generation after generation of immigrants from every nation to broaden their horizons in search of new hope and a renewed affirmation of freedom. A practical aspect of this issue is that it is a convenience for any form of interstate business if the holidays in our country at least approach uniformity of observance. Today almost every State observes Columbus Day in one form or another. ranging from a complete shutdown of commerce to the closing of State agencies or public schools.
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