Madam Speaker. I rise today to honor the millions of Americans of German heritage and their ancestors who emigrated from their native lands to come to the shores of this country. The first German American Day was declared by Ronald Reagan back in 1983 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the first group of Germanspeaking settlers who arrived in the American colonies. German settlers and immigrants have played a vital role in our Nations history since its very beginning. Great American icons. too. people like Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig. and Casey Stengel in sports. and John Steinbeck. Kurt Vonnegut. and the inimitable Doctor Seuss in literature claim German heritage.
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