Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act

ABRAHAM LINCOLN COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT -- (House of Representatives - September 06, 2006)

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Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in support of this legislation, and I commend my colleagues, Representative LaHood and Representative Jackson from Illinois, for the work that they did on this legislation. I am pleased to join with Representatives BIGGERT and BEAN in expressing strong support for the measure.

Abraham Lincoln was obviously one of the great historical figures of our Nation, and I remember as a child that my mother used to tell us stories about Abraham Lincoln. I recall how we would sit around her in awe of his exploits. I ultimately became, I guess what I would call a Lincoln scholar after having decided to major in history in undergraduate school. And Abraham Lincoln is one of the reasons that I am proud to call myself an Illinoisan.

I am proud of the heritage of our State, proud of the tremendous work that he did and what he has meant to the development of what is the greatest Nation on the face of the Earth, the United States of America; and so I urge passage of this legislation.

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