Extensions of Remarks E911 EXTENSIONS of REMARKS
May 11, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð Extensions of Remarks E911 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS INTRODUCTION OF THE BIOMASS ADDRESS OF THE HONORABLE its people have the courage to acknowledge ENERGY EQUITY ACT OF 1999 MILES LERMAN AT THE NA- its mistakes of the past and draw lessons for TIONAL CIVIC COMMEMORATION the future. This virtue is reflected in today's OF THE DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE program. HON. WALLY HERGER The theme of today's commemoration is to OF CALIFORNIA remember the St. Louis, a ship with more HON. TOM LANTOS than 900 Jewish refugees who were promised IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA safe harbor in Cuba but as the ship ap- Tuesday, May 11, 1999 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES proached Havana, their entry visas were re- jected. The desperate pleas of the passengers Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to Tuesday, May 11, 1999 not to be sent back to Germany and to be join with my colleague, Mr. MATSUI, and our Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, granted temporary entry to the United cosponsorsÐMr. MCCRERY, Mr. CAMP, Mr. April 13, Members of Congress joined with States fell on deaf ears. FOLEY, Mr. WELLER, Mr. NEAL, and Mr. THOM- representatives of the diplomatic corps, execu- When all pleas were exhausted, the St. Louis with its passengers had to return to ASÐto announce the introduction of H.R. tive and judicial branch officials, and Holo- caust survivors and their families to com- Europe where many of them eventually per- 1731, The Biomass Energy Equity Act of ished in the Holocaust.
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