And I want to thank flat. and our colleague. the geintileman from Florida . for their work on behalf of all of us woo are interested in the Hellenic Issues. As cochaire of the Hellenic Caucus. they both have been active In InformIng tilts Congress about issuer. of importance to te millions of Americans of Greek descent. Todays successful vote on visa waiver extension is an important example of why the Hellenlc Caucus role is important in this Cotgross. and I thank both my colleagues for their leadership. One hundred seventyseven years ago. tile Greek people declared their independence from foreign oppression by tle Ottoman Empire. After inspir-