Flatleys successes in America are welldocumented. Mr. Flalley has also demonstrated concern for those he left behind by testifying before both House and Senate committee on needed amendments to our immigration laws. I believe that it is Mr. Flatleys hope that through these efforts. future Irish immigrants passing through Kiltmagh can become as successful here as he. The Irish immigrants who came here over those 150 years have helped make America the great land she is today. Fighting to help preserve our Union during the Civil War. building our industrial base at the turn of this century. and helping insure Americas place as the most powerful Nation on Earth after World War I): That has been the contribution of those who passed through that railroad station in County Mayo. Mr. Speaker. today there are 40 million Americans of Irish descent. through their veins flows the blood of an Irish immigrant. We in the United States are proud of that heritageand we are proud to take part in the dedication of that railroad station where so many great journeys were begun.
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