There are also plans for programmatic ties with Ellis Island and its precursor. Castle Clinton. And the Museum plans to play an active role in the immigrant community around it. further integrating the past and present Immigrant experience on the Lower East Side. This bill designates the Tenement Museum a national historic site. It also authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the Museum. Such agreements could Include technical or financial assistance to help restore. operate. maintain. or interpret the site. Agreements can also be made with the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island and Castle Clinton to help with the interpretation of life as an immigrant. It will be a productive partnership. Mr. President. I believe the Tenement Museum provides an outstanding opportunity to preserve and present an important stage of the immigrant experience and the move for social change in our cities at the turn of the century. I know of no better place than 97 Orchard Street to do so. and no other place in the National Park System doing so already. I look forward to the realization of this grand idea. and I ask my colleagues for their support.
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