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224th Anniversary of the Signing of the United States Constitution

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 20, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Constitution Arts, Entertainment, and History

* Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my colleague, Mr. Nunes, to commemorate the 224th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

* The signing of the Constitution by thirty-nine delegates to the Constitutional Convention, led by George Washington, represents the formal beginning of our Republic. In conjunction with the Bill of Rights, the Constitution is one of the greatest documents in history, a model for more than 100 governments around the world; what President Lincoln describes in his Gettysburg Address as a ``government of the people, by the people, for the people.''

* Mr. Speaker, please join Mr. Nunes and me in celebrating the 224th anniversary of this historic day, and in recognizing the contribution of the U.S. Constitution to American freedom.


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