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On the recordApril 14, 2010
I thank Congressman Donnelly for joining us this evening, and Congressman Franks from Arizona, Congressman Donnelly from Indiana, Congresswoman Kaptur from Ohio. To all of our colleagues from across this country, and certainly from the Polish American Caucus here in the Congress--Congressman Lipinski, Congressman Dingell, Congressman Chris Murphy, Congressman Mike Quigley of Chicago, Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland, Ohio, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of the same region--all of us are united in our common grief as well as common hope that the future of Poland in this millennium will be very bright, and America stands with you at this very historic moment. This is a black day for Poland and for her children around the world, including all of us at Kresy-Siberia who are working for the remembrance and recognition of our collective history. Those who perished today were all leaders in the Nation's quest for remembrance and identity. Many were close friends of the Kresy-Siberia Foundation, and among those we have lost are: Two of the Honorary Patrons of the Kresy-Siberia Virtual Museum; Ryszard Kaczorowski, the last Polish President-in- Exile, and Janusz Krupski, Ministry for Veterans and Repressed Persons. Our first important backer, Maciejski, President of the ``lnota Polska'' (Polish Union) Association, who had the courage and vision to be the first major sponsor of our virtual museum and whose organization now hosts our office in Warsaw.…
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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