Mr. Speaker. I would like to add my words of welcome this morning to great Bishop Papken. Many of my constituents in the 16th District know him well. Thousands of Armenian immigrants came. over 50 years ago. to settle in the fertile valley surrounding Fresno. They brought with them the skill of working with the grape arbor from the old country. Nurtured by the sun of California and the air of American freedom. these people created their gardens of Eden. Bishop Papken when he was primate of the diocese of the Armenian Church in California often visited Fresno. I join with my constituents to wish this worthy churchman well in his labors in the vineyard of the Lord.
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