Mr. Speaker. today is Citizenship Day. It was so designated by Congress almost two decades ago to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17. 1787. and in recognition of all persons who. by coming of age or by naturalization. have attained citizenship during the past year. Unfortunately. relatively little public notice will be taken of this special day. Few Americans are even aware that today is anything except Thursday. Although 31/2 million young people have attained the right to vote in the past year. for most of them nothing special will be done today. or any other day. to celebrate and sanctify their attainment of this most precious of all democratic rights.
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