Mr. Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to honor Phil Chelnick. who has been an invaluable asset to his community in northeast Ohio since his emigration to the United States at the age of 15. Having spent his childhood in the repressive atmoshere of the Soviet Union. Phil spent his adulthood in our country working to protect the rights and freedoms we often take for granted. While all of us here recognize Phil as an active advocate for senior citizens. he has also been a lifelong advocate for all of the people. standing against hunger. poverty. and unemployment and for education. civil and human rights. and peace.
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