[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E31]
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                   CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR A FREE TIBET

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                         HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 31, 2000

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give my full support once 
again to the work of Chicago civil and human rights leader Reverend 
Ronald I. Schupp, who is embarking on his fourth annual peaceful 
twenty-four hour fast and vigil outside of the Chinese Consulate in 
Chicago. Reverend Schupp is calling upon the government of the People's 
Republic of China to grant independence to Tibet and its people.
  His vigil will be held on March 10, the day that is known each year 
as Tibetan National Day. This day recognizes the ongoing efforts and 
continuing struggle of the Tibetan people to gain their freedom.
  The fourteenth Dalai Lama, who in 1989 won the Nobel Peace Prize for 
his continuing efforts for a non-violent and peaceful solution to end 
the occupation of Tibet, is still laboring ceaselessly to accomplish 
this goal. I fully support Reverend Schupp and the vigil he is 
undertaking once again.

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