| Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, announced Senate passage of S. Res. 579, a Senate resolution designating December 13, 2006, as a Day of Remembrance on the 25th anniversary of the imposition of martial law by the Communist government in Poland.
"I am proud to cosponsor this important resolution that honors the people of Poland who suffered under martial law for nearly eight years and risked their lives to restore liberty in Poland," said Senator Santorum. "The resolution calls on the American people to remember that the struggle of the people of Poland greatly contributed to the fall of communism and the ultimate end of the Cold War."
S. Res. 579 passed the U.S. Senate unanimously.
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