I want to compliment the people who have been involved with this bill. certainly the gentleman from Missouri . the gentleman from Michigan . the chairman. the gentleman from New York . our ranking member. the gentleman from New York . who has been there from the start. and the other members of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service who cared so very much about letting our Americans have an opportunity to participate. Madam Speaker. I have spoken often at ceremonies where people become naturalized citizens. and we look at them. how they disavow their allegiance to a foreign country to vow their allegiance to our great country. and the judge at those ceremonies inevitably says to them. "And now. new citizens. I hope that you will immediately register to vote and then. beyond that. it is not enough in our great America to register to vote. You must participate.
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