[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11147]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK

  (Mr. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Captive Nations 
Week.
  In 1959, Congress authorized and requested the President proclaim the 
third week in July as Captive Nations Week. During this week, we stand 
united with those who still live under the rule of communist regimes as 
they continue fighting against this oppression and lack of human 
rights. You have my word that I will continue to fight along with you.
  As a way to educate current and future generations about the 
ideology, history, and societal impact of communism, the Victims of 
Communism Memorial Foundation was authorized in 1993 by a unanimous act 
of Congress.
  In honor of this foundation, I have introduced H. Con. Res. 57, which 
expresses the sense of Congress that establishing a museum in memory of 
the victims of communism is an important step in educating Americans 
about the human rights violations committed by these totalitarian 
regimes and telling the whole story of 20th century history.
  This museum would honor the memory of the heroes who resisted 
communist tyranny and commemorate America's more than half a century of 
efforts resisting Soviet imperialism.
  I ask my colleagues to join me during Captive Nations Week in 
recognizing and supporting victims of communism by cosponsoring H. Con. 
Res. 57 and bringing the truth to light.

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