,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aafh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #c1 #bjah,ms4
 ,kaptur 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1    
,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1
 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4  
,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,quigley1    
,mrs4 ,com/ock1 ,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1 ,mr4   
,sires1 & ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,commemorat+ ! #ajj?      
anniv]s>y ( ,poli% indep5d5ce4  ,:]eas a
 %>$ commitm5t to democratic pr9ciples1 
fre$om1 rule ( law1 & human rights =m ! 
f\ndation ( ! close ,unit$ ,/ates-,poli%
 relation%ip1 z well z ! deep resolve to
 ! ,nor? ,atlantic milit>y alliance & ! 
transatlantic relation%ip to ensure     
security 9 ,europe & globally2 ,:]eas ! 
,unit$ ,/ates-,poli% fri5d%ip prec$es ! 
bir? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :]e ,poli%      
g5]als ,taddeus ,kosciuszko & ,casimir  
,pulaski bravely f\ght = indep5d5ce &   
fre$om = bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,pol&2   

,:]eas ! democratic values ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates & ,pol& g back to ! #agjjs2      
,:]eas1 on ,may #c1 #agia1 ,pol& adopt$ 
! fir/ con/itution 9 ,europe bas$ on !  
ideas ( lib]ty & con/itutional mon>*y1  
:i* pav$ ! way = future democratic re=ms
 & equal rights = all2 ,:]eas 9 ,octob] 
#agie1 ,pol& 0 invad$ & succumb$ to !   
?ird p>tition betwe5 ! ,russian ,empire1
 ! ,k+dom ( ,prussia1 & ! ,habsburg     
,mon>*y1 & z a result lo/ its sov]eignty
 = ! next #abc ye>s2 ,:]eas ,poles'     
p]sev]ant fight to rega9 indep5d5ce     
culm9at$ 9 ! ,novemb] ,upris+ ( #ahcj & 
! ,janu>y ,upris+ ( #ahfc1 9 :i* hundr$s
 ( ,poles sacrific$ _! lives to help    
rebuild ,pol&'s sov]eignty2 ,:]eas      
,pol&'s national id5tity 0 pres]v$ ?r\gh
 fo/]$ education & economic emp[]m5t ( !
 masses1 co9$ 9 ! organic "w ideology1 t
 recogniz$ mod]nization ( ! ,poli%      
society z a pr]equisite = pres]vation ( 
,poli% nationhood2 ,:]eas ,presid5t     
,woodr[ ,wilson's & ,igancy             
,paderewski's advocacy = ! cause (      

,pol&'s indep5d5ce 7 critical = !       
recognition ( ,poli% sov]eignty aft] !  
end ( ! ,fir/ ,_w ,w>2 ,:]eas1 on       
,novemb] #aa1 #aiah1 ! ,reg5cy ,c\ncil (
 ,pol& nam$ ,jozef ,pilsudski ! ,comm&] 
9 ,*ief ( ,pol& & entru/$ him to build a
 gov]nm5t = ! newly recon/itut$ ,pol&1  
m>k+ ! =mation ( ! ,second ,republic (  
,pol&2 ,:]eas h]oic ,poli% resi/ance    
fight]s & soldi]s f\ght 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii  
aga9/ tyranny on all fronts & at home   
only to f9d t lib]ation f ! ,nazis      
became dom9ation by ! ,soviet ,union2   
,:]eas ,pol&'s solid>ity movem5t head$  
by ,le* ,walesa l$ to ! ultimate defeat 
( communism & ! fall ( ! ,soviet        
,empire1 & pav$ ! way = ! bless+s (     
lib]ty = millions ( ,europeans2 ,:]eas  
,pol& jo9$ ! community ( democracies &  
avail$ itself ( democratic pr9ciples by 
acc$+ to ! ,,nato alliance 9 #aiii & !  
,european ,union 9 #bjjd2 & ,:]eas up to
 #aj million ,poli%-,am]icans cont9ue to
 make rem>kable & valu$ contributions to
 ! ,nation1 includ+ s]v+ 9 political    

lead]%ip1 fight+ = lib]ty 9 ! arm$ =ces1
 build+ ,am]ica's future 9 factories1 & 
lead+ 9 creative & economic innovation3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 commemorates !   
#ajj? anniv]s>y ( ,poli% indep5d5ce &   
values ! opportunity to rememb] !       
hi/oric ev5ts & brave individuals t     
br\ght ab\t recon/itution ( ,pol&'s     
sov]eignty2  7#b7 honors ! c\rage &     
sacrifice ( ! p ( ,pol&1 :o did n lose  
_! det]m9ation to advance ! cause (     
,poli% indep5d5ce dur+ #abc ye>s (      
p>titions2 &  7#c7 reaffirms ! close    
bonds betwe5 ,pol& & ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
bas$ on ! love ( fre$om1 ?ir/ = lib]ty1 
& %>$ commitm5t to rule ( law1 z well z 
a /rong milit>y coop]ation to create a m
 secure & democratic _w4