Mr. Speaker. in the last session of Congress. I introduced legislation which recognizes the very significant role Eastern Europeans have played in American society. and reaffirms our Nations dedication to the acceptance of refugees from Eastern Europe. Today. as we celebrate the 63d anniversary of the independence of the Ukraine. I am reintroducing that legislation. The history of the Ukrainian people is replete with outstanding achievement. and includes a long record of opposition to Soviet dominance and Soviet human rights abuses. Upon the collapse of the Tsarist Russian Empire. the Ukrainian National Republic was established on January 22. 1918. By 1920. that independent republic was destroyed by Russian aggression.
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