Mr. Speaker. I rise today in celebration of Flag Day and to express my strong support for the immediate passage of House Joint Resolution 79. a constitutional amendment to protect this Nations most valuable symbolthe American flag. As a legal immigrant. I came to the United States in the hope of finding freedom. equal opportunity. religious tolerance and good willall of which are symbolized by the American flag. It represents our place in the world. wherever Americans are around the globe. There is no other American icon more revered as the flag and it should be protected as such. For more than 200 years. the American flag has been used to express all that is good and just about our Nation.
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