President. I am pleased to join today with Senator MATHIAS in introducing this legislation that will establish a Commission for the Preservation of Americas Heritage Abroad. We are a Nation of immigrants. Almost all Americans can find roots abroad. And those roots are important to remember and respect. In many cases. cemeteries. monuments. and historic buildings are all that is left of the communities from which our ancestors emigrated. Since the 1970s I have worked with Americans interested in preserving their heritage abroad. I discovered a distressing factmany of these reminders of our ancestors are in danger of deterioration or destruction.
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