Mr. President. last spring some of my colleagues may have read about a terrorist groups bombing that occurred at the base of the Statue of Liberty. That bomb virtually destroyed the Museum of Immigration that the General Federation of Womens Clubs had built in 1962. This museum which is operated now by the National Park Service. tells the story of immigration in America. The General Federation of Womens Club helped build this museum with dime contributions from their 11 million club members from all over the United States. to record the story of immigration to our great country. Since its closure this spring. the General Federation of Womens Clubs has not given up on restoring the museum they founded some 18 years ago. At their national convention in June. the federation passed an emergency resolution expressing their concern for the museum and urged that it be repaired. The State directors at the convention were requested to get dime contributions once again from their members toward the repair of the museum. I am pleased to report that in July. these generous women donated $1.000 to the National Park Service for repair of the Museum of Immigration. Through this groups efforts. future generations will be able to understand the history of immigration to our country. I ask that the resolution passed by the General Federation of Womens Clubs on June 2 be printed in the RECORD. The resolution follows:
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