,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,kaptur submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,honor+ ! memory
 ( ,pol&'s ,presid5t1 national lead]s1 &
 cultural lead]s :o 7 kill$ 9 ! tragic  
plane cra% at ,smol5sk1 ,russia on      
,april #aj1 #bjaj4  ,:]eas ,pol&'s      
,presid5t ,le* ,kaczyski & #ie o!r p1   
includ+ ,pol&'s ,fir/ ,lady1 deputy     
=eign m9i/]1 deputy def5se m9i/]1 doz5s 
( memb]s ( ,p>liam5t1 ! *iefs ( ! army &
 navy1 o!r *iefs ( ! ,poli% arm$ =ces1 &
 ! presid5t ( ! national bank1 7 kill$  
:5 ! ,presid5t's airl9]1 a ,tupelov     
,,tu-#aed,m1 cra%$ ne> ,smol5sk1 ,russia
 on ,april #aj1 #bjaj2 ,:]eas ,anna     
,wal5tyn[icz1 ! =m] dock work] ^: fir+ 9
 #aihj sp>k$ ! ,solid>ity /rike t       
ultimately ov]?rew ! communi/ gov]nm5t (
 ,pol&1 0 also kill$ 9 ! cra%2 ,:]eas   
,rysz>d ,kaczor[ski1 :o s]v$ z ,pol&'s  
f9al presid5t 9 exile be=e ! c\ntry's   

return to democracy1 also p]i%$ 9 !     
cra%2 ,:]eas ,*icago suff]$ ! loss ( a  
respect$ arti/ :5 ,wojcie* ,sew]yn1 ^:  
fa!r 0 kill$ 9 ,katyn1 di$ 9 ! cra%2    
,:]eas ?is trag$y occurr$ z ! ,poli%    
delegation 0 on its f9al approa* to l& 9
 ord] to att5d an hi/oric c]emony to    
publically commemorate ! #gj? anniv]s>y 
( ! ,katyn ,massacre ( #aidj2 ,:]eas1 9 
#aidj1 ! ,soviet secret police1 ! ,p's  
,commiss>iat = ,int]nal ,affairs        
7,,nkvd71 0 direct$ by ,joseph ,/al9 to 
sy/ematically murd] approximately       
#bb1jjj ,poli% milit>y (fic]s1 prison]s1
 & intellectuals2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb]  
#ah1 #aiea1 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives   
e/abli%$ ! ,select ,committee to        
,conduct an ,inve/igation & ,/udy ( !   
,facts1 ,evid5ce1 & ,circum/ances ( !   
,katyn ,=e/ ,massacre2 ,:]eas1 on       
,decemb] #bb1 #aieb1 ! ,select          
,committee unanim\sly conclud$ 9 its    
f9al report t ! ,soviet ,,nkvd committ$ 
! mass murd]s ( ! ,poli% (fic]s &       
intellectual lead]s 9 ! ,katyn ,=e/1    

/at+1 !re has n be5 a sc9tilla ( pro( or
 ev5 any remote circum/antial evid5ce   
pres5t$ t c\ld indict any o!r nation 9  
?is int]national crime2 ,:]eas ! ,soviet
 ,union did n admit responsibility = ?is
 atrocity until ,presid5t ,mikhail      
,gorba*ev's /atem5t on ,april #ac1      
#aiij2 ,:]eas ! att5dance ( ,prime      
,m9i/] ,vladimir ,put9 0 to be ! fir/ "t
 ev] t a ,russian lead] att5d$ ! ,katyn 
commemoration2 ,:]eas m ?an #i1jjj1jjj  
,am]icans ( ,poli% desc5t n[ reside 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates & ,poli%-,am]icans h be5  
lead]s 9 all walks ( ,am]ican life2     
,:]eas ! ,am]ican p /ood 9 support ( !  
,solid>ity movem5t z x f\ght aga9/ !    
oppression ( ! communi/ gov]nm5t ( ,pol&
 ?r\gh peaceful means1 ev5tually lead+  
to ,solid>ity memb]s be+ elect$ to (fice
 9 op5 democratic elections held on     
,june #d1 #aihi1 ev5ts t help$ sp>k !   
movem5t to democracy ?r\gh\t ea/]n      
,europe2 ,:]eas ,pol& jo9$ ! ,nor?      
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 9 #aiii1 jo9$ ! ,european ,union 9     

#bjjd1 & has contribut$ to ,unit$ ,/ates
 & ,,nato op]ations 9 ,iraq &           
,afghani/an2 ,:]eas ,pol& has enjoy$ a  
?riv+ & prosp]\s free m>ket democracy   
s9ce ! end ( ! ,cold ,w>2 & ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ,pol& are close allies1 
) a %>$ bond ( hi/ory1 fri5d%ip1 &      
int]national coop]ation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 
honors ! memory ( ,pol&'s ,presid5t1    
national lead]s1 & cultural lead]s :o 7 
kill$ 9 ! tragic plane cra% at ,smol5sk1
 ,russia on ,april #aj1 #bjaj2  7#b7    
expresses its deepe/ sympa?ies to ! p ( 
,pol& & ! families ( ^? :o p]i%$ 9 !    
,april #aj1 #bjaj1 plane cra%2  7#c7    
expresses /rong & cont9u$ solid>ity ) ! 
p ( ,pol& & all p]sons ( ,poli% desc5t2 
&  7#d7 expresses unwav]+ support = !   
,gov]nm5t ( ,pol& z x works to ov]come !
 loss ( _m key public (ficials & z x    
cont9ues to seek in=mation reg>d+ !     
plane cra% on ,april #aj1 #bjaj4