Mr. Speaker. this month our Nation celebrated its 205th year of liberty. Last month. another anniversary was recognized by the entire world. but unfortunately this one was not accompanied with joyous festivities. The days of June 14 and 15 marked the tragic 40th anniversary of the Baltic holocaust when the Soviet regime began its terrorizing campaign of mass deportation of Baltic peoples from their homelands in Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania to Siberian slave labor camps. With this. the Soviet Union began their complete occupation and annexation of the Baltic States. The American people. blessed with over 200 years of uninterrupted freedom. have been more fortunate than many other peoples in the world.
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