The fact that our action today will not serve as such a precedent is clear for a number of reasons: Raoul Wallenbergs valiant efforts to save thousands of Jews from the holocaust provide an appropriate basis for distinguishing this bill from bills introduced on behalf of others. Conferral of honorary citizenship on Wallenberg. unlike any other honorary citizenship bill Congress has considered heretofore. will symbolize our commitment as a Nation to remember the holocaust and vigilantly guard against the possibility of any recurrence. Congressman LANTOS. who introduced this joint resolution. testified before the Subcommittee on Immigration. Refugees. and International Law thatWe need to establish a clear record for posterity that America. through Wallenberg. did act to prevent the holocaust in its final days. During the subcommittee hearings. I requested Congressman LANTOS to develop this idea further and place Mr.
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