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July 18, 2000
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE
(Mr. SESSIONS) was added as a cospon-
sor of S. Res. 212, a resolution to des-
ignate August 1, 2000, as "National Rel-
atives as Parents Day."
S. RES. 294
At the request of Mr. ABRAHAM, the
name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. KERREY) was added as a cosponsor
of S. Res. 294, a resolution designating
the month of October 2000 as "Chil-
dren's Internet Safety Month."
S. RES. 301
At the request of Mr. THURMOND, the
names of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. HUTCHINSON), the Senator from
New York (Mr. MOYNIHAN), the Senator
from Wisconsin (Mr. FEINGOLD), the
Senator from Louisiana (Ms.
LANDRIEU), the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. HAGEL), the Senator from Massa-
chusetts (Mr. KENNEDY), and the Sen-
ator from California (Mrs. BOXER) were
added as cosponsors of S. Res . 301, a
resolution designating August 16, 2000,
as "National Airborne Day."
AMENDMENT NO. 3457
At the request of Mr. LEVIN, the
names of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. ABRAHAM) and the Senator from
Connecticut (Mr. LIEBERMAN) were
added as cosponsors of amendment No.
3457 intended to be proposed to S. 2536,
an original bill making appropriations
for Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies programs for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2001, and
for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 3798
At the request of Mr. REED, the name
of the Senator from Maine (Ms. COL-
LINS) was added as a cosponsor of
amendment No. 3798 proposed to H.R.
4578, a bill making appropriations for
the Department of the Interior and re-
lated agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2001, and for other
purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 3847
At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the
names of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr. FEINGOLD) and the Senator from
Vermont (Mr. LEAHY) were added as co-
sponsors of amendment No. 3847 pro-
posed to H.R. 4810, a bill to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to section
103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 2001.
AMENDMENT NO. 3886
At the request of Mr. BOND, the
names of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mrs. LINCOLN), the Senator from Ne-
braska (Mr. KERREY) and the Senator
from Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS) were added
as cosponsors of amendment No. 3886
proposed to H.R. 4578, a bill making ap-
propriations for the Department of the
Interior and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2001,
and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 3887
At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the
names of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. DOMENICI) and the Senator fromColorado (Mr. CAMPBELL) were added as
cosponsors of amendment No. 3887 pro-
posed to H .R. 4578, a bill making ap-
propriations for the Department of the
Interior and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2001,
and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 3888
At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the
name of the Senator from South Da-
kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co-
sponsor of amendment No. 3888 pro-
posed to H.R. 4810, a bill to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to section
103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 2001.
AMENDMENT NO. 3899
At the request of Ms. SNOWE, the
name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of
amendment No. 3899 proposed to H.R.
4578, a bill making appropriations for
the Department of the Interior and re-
lated agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2001, and for other
purposes.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TION 131-COMMEMORATING THE
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
WORKERS' STRIKES IN POLAND
THAT LED TO THE CREATION OF
THE INDEPENDENT TRADE
UNION SOLIDARNOSC, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
Mr. ROTH submitted the following
concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations
S. CON. RES. 131
Whereas, in July and August of 1980, Polish
workers went on strike to protest com-
munist oppression and demand greater polit-
ical freedom;
Whereas, in the shipyards of Gdansk and
Szczecin, workers' committees coordinated
these strikes and ensured that the strikes
were peaceful and orderly and did not pro-
mote acts of violence;
Whereas workers' protests against the
communist authorities in Poland were sup-
ported by the Polish people and the inter-
national community of democracies;
Whereas, on August 30 and 31 of 1980, the
communist government of the People's Re-
public of Poland yielded to the 21 demands of
the striking workers, including the release of
all political prisoners, including Jacek
Kuron and Adam Michnik, thebroadcasting
of religious services on television and radio,
and the right to establish independent trade
unions;
Whereas from these agreements emerged
Solidarnosc, the first independent trade
union in the communist bloc, led by Lech
Walesa, an electrician from Gdansk;
Whereas Solidarnosc and its 10,000,000
members became a great social movement in
Poland that was committed to promoting
fundamental human rights, democracy, and
Polish independence;
Whereas, during its first congress in 1981,
Solidarnosc issued a proclamation urging
workers in Soviet-bloc countries to resist
their communist governments and to strug-
gle for freedom and democracy;
Whereas the communist government of Po-
land introduced martial law in December1981 in an attempt to block the growing po-
litical and social influence of the
Solidarnosc movement;
Whereas Solidarnosc remained a powerful
and political force that resisted the efforts of
Poland's communist government to suppress
the desire of the Polish people for freedom,
democracy, and independence from the So-
viet Union;
Whereas, in February 1999, the communist
government of Poland agreed to conduct
roundtable talks with Solidarnosc that led
to elections to the National Assembly in
June of that year, in which nearly all open
seats were won by candidates supported by
Solidarnos6;
Whereas, on August 19, 1999, Solidarity
leader Tadeusz Mazowiecki was asked to
serve as Prime Minister of Poland and on
September 12, 1999, the Polish Sejm voted to
approve Prime Minister Mazowiecki and his
cabinet, Poland's first noncommunist gov-
ernment in 4 decades;
Whereas, on December 9, 1990, Lech Walesa
was elected President of Poland;
Whereas the Solidarnos6 movement, by its
courage and example, initiated political
transformations in other countries in Cen-
tral and Eastern Europe and thereby initi-
ated the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989;
and
Whereas, since the time Poland freed itself
from communist domination, Polish-Amer-
ican relations have transformed from part-
nership to alliance, a transition marked by
Poland's historic accession to the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization in March 1999:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep-
resentatives concurring), That Congress-
(1) commemorates the 20th anniversary of
the workers' strikes in Poland that lead to
the creation of the independent trade union
Solidarnos6; and
(2) honors the leaders of Poland who risked
and lost their lives in attempting to restore
democracy in their country and to return
Poland to the democratic community of na-
tions.
SENATE RESOLUTION 338-REL-
ATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE
HONORABLE PAUL COVERDELL,
A SENATOR FROM THE STATE
OF GEORGIA
Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. DASCHLE,
Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALLARD,
Mr. ASHCROFT, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH,
Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. BINGA-
MAN, Mr. BOND, Mrs. BOXER, Mr.
BREAUX, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BRYAN,
Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURNS, Mr. BYRD, Mr.
CAMPBELL, Mr. L. CHAFEE, Mr.
CLELAND, Mr. COCHRAN, MS. COLLINS,
Mr. CONRAD, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.
DEWINE, Mr. DODD, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr.
DORGAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr.
ENZI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN,
Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. FRIST, Mr. GOR-
TON, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRAMM, Mr.
GRAMS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. GREGG, Mr.
HAGEL, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mr.
HELMS, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. HUTCHINSON,
Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr.
INOUYE, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. JOHNSON,
Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KERREY, Mr. KERRY,
Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr.
LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN,
Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr.15119
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