Welcoming Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Floor Speech

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Mr. BOOKER. Mr. President, New Jersey is home to one of our Nation's most vibrant Greek Orthodox communities. For generations, it has nurtured a community rooted in faith and service--values that continue to strengthen the fabric of not just our shared home but of American society.

This month, our Nation's Capital welcomed His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of over 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. His visit to the United States--where he has met with congressional leaders and the President of the United States--is a reminder of our shared efforts and responsibility to pursue peace and justice, religious tolerance and coexistence, and environmental stewardship in all we do.

His historic visit serves as a profound moment of unity, reflection, and joy for Greek Orthodox New Jerseyans and Americans of all faiths across the country. We deeply respect and appreciate his decades of moral leadership and unwavering commitment to the dignity of all humanity.

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