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Senate Resolution 150 expressing continued support for the construction of the Victims of Communism Memorial.

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   The Resolution continues support for a memorial to be built in Washington, D.C. that will honor victims of Communism.

Sponsor: Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)

Vote: Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent (May 19, 2005)

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost.

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   S. Res. 150

   Whereas section 905 of the FRIENDSHIP Act (40 U.S.C. 1003 note) authorizes the construction of a memorial to honor the victims of communism;

   Whereas the construction of a Victims of Communism Memorial near the United States Capitol in the District of Columbia is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2005;

   Whereas construction of the Memorial is supported by many Americans whose country of origin is, or was, a ``Captive Nation'', from Baltic-Americans to Vietnamese-Americans;

   Whereas communism has claimed the lives of more than 100,000,000 people in less than 100 years; and

   Whereas it is important for the people of the United States to honor and remember the victims of communism by supporting the construction of this memorial: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate expresses its continued support for the construction of the Victims of Communism Memorial.

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