House Proceeding 04-14-10 on Apr 14th, 2010 :: 2:03:00 to 2:08:20
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2:02:54 to 2:03:14( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: institutions and for other purposes. the speaker po tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentlewoman from ohio, mrs. kaptur is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. ms. kaptur: i thank my

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Speech By: Marcy Kaptur

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Marcy Kaptur: colleagues who are joining us this evening, including congressman joe donnelly of indiana. as we begin this special order commemorating the polish nation during its days of deepest mourning and the magnificent people of that country. as we speak here tonight in this

2:03:37 to 2:03:57( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: hour, in my home district of toledo, ohio, the polish community has gathered for a memorial mass that began at a catholic church at 6:30 p.m. they and we here tonight are united in solidarity with our polish brothers and sisters

2:03:58 to 2:04:19( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: halfway around the world. the americans gathered tonight here in congress and in my home community and the nine million americans of polish decent across our nation in places as far flung as chicago, detroit, new york, threado, las vegas and

2:04:20 to 2:04:40( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: places like pittsburgh and philadelphia and cole and texas, from coast to coast, americans are united in our mourning and in the encouragement that we wish to share with the people of poland in these dark hours. today the house passed

2:04:41 to 2:05:01( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: nanimously house resolution 1246, originally introduced by congresswoman kathy dahlkemper of erie, pennsylvania, a community with thousands of polish americans. and for that passage, the ambassador from poland sat in

2:05:02 to 2:05:23( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: the gallery as each vote ticked off and it passed overwhelmingly with over 400 votes. that was an exceptional emotional moment for me as we as a nation mourn the death and terrible loss of life that the nation of poland is bearing. the resolution expresses its deepest sympathies to the people

2:05:24 to 2:05:46( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: of poland and the families of those who perished for their profound loss. the resolution expressed strong and continued solidarity with the people of poland and all persons and expressed unwavering support for the polish government as it works toover come the loss of many of its key officials and we know that

2:05:47 to 2:06:09( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: poland will prevail. it is important to place on the record also that the plane that crashed crashed in the takin forest in the most morbid of ironies. the doomed plane was flying to

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Marcy Kaptur: russia to commemorate the massacre when 22,000 polish officers, leaders from all walks of life were murdered at the hands ofoseph stalin and the soviet army in the forest during world war ii. their bodies buried and the

2:06:32 to 2:06:52( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: truth hidden for seven decades. that is the truth of their slaughter. that history must be made whole, and i know that on may 5 in a strange twist of fate at the library of congress, with the help of a foundation, there had been planned a special all-day seminar, which will continue on

2:06:53 to 2:07:13( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: the massacre. i think it will be even more well attended than was originally anticipated and we thank the library of congress, its director and the foundation from new york for their leadership in this effort.

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Marcy Kaptur: before i turn to my colleagues who are on the floor tonight, let me just read a brief poem called "buttons," and what it talks about is the original massacre and how little is known about it in the outside world and what a responsibility we ve to document what happened

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Marcy Kaptur: there. and the poem is breff, but reads as follows. they come from depths upon their surface, a tribute on their graves. they are testing god will count, extend their mercy upon them, but how to raise from the dead

2:07:56 to 2:08:19( Edit History Discussion )

Marcy Kaptur: from a clammy piece of earth. a bird flew over, a leaf is dropping, heavens above are filled with silence. the forest smokes with fog. only the buttons did not yield. powerful voice of silence choirs, powerful voice of silenced choirs, only the buttons did not

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Marcy Kaptur: buttons from coats and uniforms.