12/03/1985
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"Today, if it were not for a rightful pride of heritage, there would be no reason to identify Italian Americans as any kind of separate ethnic group."
"I oppose that exemption, no matter how well intended."
"We're adding the names of Charles (Tex) Thornton, a man whose energy and enterprise are symbolic of America herself."
"Christopher Columbus, whose life and exploits we commemorate each October, is one of the true heroes of our Nation's history."