Andrea Joy Campbell: “The Senate finds more than 44 million Americans trace their ancestry to Ireland; Finds these 44 million, many are…”

“The Senate finds more than 44 million Americans trace their ancestry to Ireland; Finds these 44 million, many are descended from the nearly two million Irish immigrants who were forced to flee Ireland during the "Great Hunger" of 1845-1850; Finds those immigrants dedicated themselves to the development of our nation and contributed immensely to it by helping to build our railroads, our canals, our cities and our schools; Finds 1998 marks the 50th anniversary of the mass immigration of Irish immigrants to America during the Irish Potato Famine; Finds commemorating this tragic but defining episode in the history of American immigration would be deserving of honor by the United States Government: It is the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a stamp honoring the 150th anniversary of Irish immigration to the United States during the Irish Famine of 1845-1850.”