Josh Gottheimer: “I rise to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's ``Born to Run,'' a legendary album that is still…”

“I rise to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen's ``Born to Run,'' a legendary album that is still inspiring generations today. Since its release, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have captured not just the American spirit, but also the Jersey values that unite us. Bruce is Jersey, and Jersey is Bruce. Just when a 25-year-old kid from Freehold thought about giving up, his hard work paid off with an album that shared the Garden State with America and America with the world. Every song on the album is a timeless classic: From ``Thunder Road'' to ``Jungleland,'' to ``Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,'' to ``She's the One,'' not to mention, of course, the title track. Whether from a turntable, cassette, the radio, or your phone, ``the Boss'' sings for us all when chasing after that ``runaway American Dream,'' ``baby, we were born to run.''”