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you for joining us. i m abby phillip in washington. i want to take you straight to dublin, where president biden is delivering and addressed to the irish parliament. let s take a listen. i ll also revisit county mayo. remember the history and hope and the heartbreak my blue and ancestors must have felt leaving their beloved homeland to begin their new lives in america. i sell this not to wax poetic about bygone days, but because of the story of my family s journey, those who left and those who stayed is emblematic of the stories of so many irish and american families, not just irish american families. and these stories are the very heart of what binds ireland america together. they speak to a history defined by our dreams. they speak to a president written by our shared responsibility. possibilities so today i d like to reflect on the enduring strength of the connections between ireland and the united states, a partnership for the ages. begins in our shared history dati ....
Cannot love with abandon. these are the values that were handed down generation to generation of my family, graft and honor, the american character tended as they transformed an entire nation. like so many countries around the world, but perhaps more than most, the united states was shaped by ireland, and that s not hyperbole. that s a fact. in the values we share remained to this day, the core of our historic partnership between our people and our governments. as nations. we ve known hardship and division. we ve also found solace and sympathy in one another. just four years before we issued our declaration of independence, benjamin franklin came to the irish parliament and declared and described it as i quote disposed to be friends of america and of quote in turn the next ireland turned the text of ireland s 1960 proclamation displayed mainly in the main ....
President kennedy said 60 years ago and i quote ireland pursues an independent course and foreign policy. but it is not neutral between liberty and tyranny, and it never will be. thank you for that. the past year. ireland has proved him right. speaker said ireland has stood proudly with the united states and partners around the world for liberty against tyranny. ireland has committed more than ■7170 millin and non lethal aid to ukraine. including including vital protective gear, medical equipment, humanitarian support and a to minimize the impacts of war on food, insecurity and child malnutrition. you don t forget. you have memories go deep. as a member of the european union, ireland s ....
Of the world has a obligation to help you maintain that as well. because island remembers how painful hollows of the great hunger and your today global leader in food security as well. ireland s committed fully 20% of your aid budget to fighting global hunger, and in a moment where people around the world are struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic. russia s war in ukraine, ireland is growing and sage budget expanded its commitment to help vulnerable people, especially partner nations across africa. i particularly want to thank you for stepping up alongside the united states help unicef and the world health organization fight malnutrition and child wasting ireland s contribution of ■750 million is helping prevent the treat. wasted child wasting and supply, ready to use therapeutic food and reach a half a million children in africa, half a million children. you re changing lives. ireland also remembers as i do. peace is ....
Presumption me to say from the united states, but that must be the goal which guides us and all our efforts. because the greatest piece to evidence of the good friday agreement is an entire generation of young people. entire generation of young people. heart of in shape , not by grievances of the past. by confidence. that there s no checkpoints on their dreams. the writing new future future of unlimited possibilities. for too long. ireland has talked about. in the task in the past tense. we tell old stories of days gone by. it is good to remember. stories of irish grit, ingenious saints and scholars, poets and politicians. in the face of it. they re good stories on his face. let s face it. but as a ....