[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16817]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WARSAW UPRISING

  Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Con. 
Res. 125 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Con. Res. 125) recognizing the 60th 
     anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising during World War II.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table and any statements related to the resolution be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 125) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 125

       Whereas August 1, 2004, marks the 60th anniversary of the 
     Warsaw Uprising, when against seemingly insurmountable odds 
     and extreme hardships, Polish citizens revolted against the 
     Nazi occupiers in Warsaw, Poland, in one of the most heroic 
     battles during World War II;
       Whereas the Warsaw Uprising was a part of a nationwide 
     resistance against the Nazi occupation, was started by the 
     underground Home Army, and lasted 63 days;
       Whereas the Polish resistance, many of them teenagers, 
     while heavily outnumbered and armed with mostly homemade 
     weapons, fought bravely against the German soldiers and lost 
     approximately 250,000 civilians and troops;
       Whereas, to punish Poland for the uprising, the Nazis 
     systematically razed 70 percent of Warsaw, including 
     monuments, cultural treasures, and historical buildings;
       Whereas the heroism and spirit of the Polish resistance are 
     an inspiration to all peoples in their pursuit of liberty and 
     democracy and are evident today in Polish contributions to 
     the global war against terrorism and the more than 2,300 
     Polish troops currently deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
     and
       Whereas the heroic undertaking of the Polish underground 
     represents one of the most important contributions to the 
     Allied war effort during World War II and remains venerated 
     in the Polish consciousness, even for the generations born 
     after it ended: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress recognizes the 60th anniversary of 
     the Warsaw Uprising during World War II which will forever 
     serve as a symbol of heroism in the face of great adversity 
     and the pursuit of freedom.

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