Speech #990068908

I am introducing legislation today to recognize the contributions of Haym Salomon. an American patriot regarded as the symbol of AmericanJewish participation in the struggle for American independence. This legislation will permit both the placement in the Capitol of a statue honoring Haym Salomon and the erection of a national monument to Haym Salomon on Federal land in the District of Columbia. Haym Salomon was an American patriot in the true sense of the word. He was born into a Jewish family in Poland and emigrated to America in search of the political and economic freedoms that have become the hallmark of our Nation. Upon arriving in America. Salomon quickly Joined the independence effort as a member of the Sons of Liberty.