[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5386]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          REFLECTION ON POLAND

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I would like to say, recognizing that she is 
here, that one of the remarkable moments of my career was a time a 
number of years ago when we were in Poland. The delegation was led by 
Senator John Glenn, and we were meeting with a number of dissidents in 
Poland--people who were fighting against the repression coming from the 
Soviet Union. Senator Glenn said a few words, and then I asked that 
Senator Mikulski, who is so proud of her Polish heritage, be recognized 
to say a few words to these freedom fighters in Poland, and it was one 
of the most remarkable speeches I have ever heard.
  She was so powerful, talking about her background in Baltimore, her 
heritage, and I have never, ever forgotten that speech made by the 
Senator from Maryland. It was one of the most remarkable statements I 
have ever heard in my professional career.

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