Mr. Speaker. I take this opportunity to recall the year 1940. when the Soviet Union. in an extremely illegal and immoral action. incorporated the Baltic States of Latvia. Lithuania. and Estonia. This action. and the subsequent deportation of hundreds of thousands of Balts to Siberian work camps stripped the Baltic people of their heritage. culture. and human rights. The United States has never recognized this illegal action and continues to monitor and address human rights violations still taking place today in the Baltic States. We. in America. must recommit ourselves to the cause of freedom in Latvia. Lithuania. and Estonia. just as the people in this region themselves have done.
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