,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ffd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1 #bjba  
,mr4 ,suozzi 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,co/a1    
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,jacobs ( ,new ,york1 
,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 & ,mr4       
,kri%namoor?i7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,commemorat+ ! anniv]s>y ( ! invasion ( 
,pol& & recogniz+ ! importance ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates alliance ) ! ,republic (  
,pol&4  ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #a1 #aici1 
,g]man =ces l$ by ,adolf ,hitl] attack$ 
! ,republic ( ,pol&2 ,:]eas1 on         
,septemb] #ag1 #aici1 ,soviet =ces l$ by
 ,joseph ,/al9 attack$ ! ,republic (    
,pol&2 ,:]eas1 subsequ5t to ! completion
 ( ! invasion1 ! ,republic ( ,pol& 0    
divid$ "u ! t]ms ( ! ,secret ,protocol (
 ! ,molotov-,ribb5trop ,pact1 :i* 0     
sign$ on ,augu/ #bc1 #aici2 ,:]eas      
,adolf ,hitl] issu$ ! comm& to invade ) 
ord]s to s5d to dea? m]cilessly & )\t   
compassion1 m51 wom51 & *ildr5 ( ,poli% 

d]ivation & language2 ,:]eas1 9 ,pol&1 a
 traditionally tol]ant c\ntry t 0 home  
to ,europe's l>ge/ ,jewi% population1   
,g]man occupy+ =ces e/abli%$ dea? camps 
:]e millions 7 murd]$2 ,:]eas ,pol& lo/ 
a high] p]c5tage ( its population ?an   
any o!r nation 9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii due to !  
g5ocide p]petrat$ by occupy+ =ces2      
,:]eas an e/imat$ #f1jjj1jjj ,poles 7   
kill$1 r\ghly half ( :om 7 ,jewi%2      
,:]eas relations betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& ,pol& date back sev]al c5turies2      
,:]eas ,poli% settl]s fir/ arriv$ 9     
,jame/[n 9 #afjh2 ,:]eas ! curr5t       
relation%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
,republic ( ,pol& is deep & mutually    
b5eficial to bo? c\ntries2 ,:]eas1 s9ce 
! collapse ( communism 9 ,europe1 !     
,republic ( ,pol&'s prosp]ity &         
integration into ,we/]n in/itutions has 
provid$ a model = o!r c\ntries 9 !      
region2 ,:]eas ! addition ( ! ,republic 
( ,pol& to ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty    
,organization 7,,nato7 9 #aiii has      
/r5g!n$ ! alliance & provid$ a crucial  

bulw>k aga9/ aggression by ,russia2 &   
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate describes !  
,republic ( ,pol& z a /alw>t ally 9     
,c5tral ,europe & "o ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates' 
/ronge/ p>tn]s 9 fo/]+ security &       
prosp]ity regionally1 ?r\gh\t ,europe1 &
 ! _w3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 honors !        
millions ( ,poles :o lo/ _! lives dur+ !
 invasion & occupation ( ,pol&2  7#b7   
enc\rages increas$ education ab\t !     
atrocities committ$ by occupy+ =ces     
aga9/ ! ,poles2  7#c7 recognizes !      
critical role t ! ,republic ( ,pol&     
plays 9 ma9ta9+ /ability & security 9   
,europe2 &  7#d7 calls = ! /r5g!n+ &    
broad5+ ( diplomatic1 economic1 &       
security ties betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !
 ,republic ( ,pol&4