[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2819]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE POLISH-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, the relationship between Poland and the 
United States and the contributions of Poles and Polish Americans to 
liberty during and since our American Revolution in 1776 are legendary.
  As Polish Constitution Day approaches this Friday, May 3, our 
bipartisan House Polish Caucus will introduce a resolution recognizing 
the 105th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Poland and the 
United States. Those began on May 2, 1919, following the devastation of 
World War I.
  Our Nation's enduring friendship dates back even further to Polish 
Generals Tadeusz Koscuiszko and Casimir Pulaski who nobly served during 
America's Revolutionary War fighting for America's independence.
  During World War I, famed pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Henryk 
Sienkiewicz traveled to the United States to promote the idea of an 
independent Poland.
  Following World War I, President Woodrow Wilson delivered a 
compelling speech to Congress on January 22, 1917, advocating for 
Polish independence.
  Let us pay tribute to the many contributions of Polish Americans and 
Poles to liberty on this Earth.
  As Poland's first President Lech Walesa observes: ``Every Pole is 
born with the Freedom gene.''
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to co-sponsor this bipartisan 
resolution.

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