Mr. Speaker. this week we are reminded again of how precious our freedoms and rights are as we remember the dark night of tyranny which fell across Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania. on June 14. 1940. The Soviet Union sought to crush and obliterate the independent identities of the Baltic peoples through invasion. occupation. deportation. and execution. Moscow has continued its oppressive policies for the past 42 years. All BalticAmericans can be proud that the name Estonian. Latvian. and Lithuanian. has come to symbolize a people who are unwilling to end their struggle for liberty. justice. and selfdetermination. The heavy oppression of the Soviet Union has been unable to destroy the spark of freedom which burns brightly in the hearts and minds of all Baltic people.
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