To the NFL owners, players, commissioner, vendors, sportscasters and fans.

"Everyone of you has a story, an American story now. You come from many countries , but today the Pilgrims are your ancestors. You've known many leaders, but George Washington is your founding father. You've experienced many hardship, but today Valley Forge is your winter.

The Declaration of Independence is your inspiration and the Constitution is your inheritance. Lincoln is your liberator...

The GI's of D Day are your heroes. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of your dreams. The moon bears your flag. And our future is your future.

You are adopted sons and daughters of America, with every right, every privilege , every duty and every blessed memory of those blessed with citizenship by birth. I pray that as you grow into your place as a citizen, that what you would feel more than anything else is gratitude."

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy at a Sept 21 naturalization ceremony in Bakersfield. CA"

God bless America

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