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A Reply Letter from Congresswoman Denise Moore Congress of the United States
August 9, 2001
Dear [name withheld]:
Thank you for sharing your support for H.Con.Res. 188, a resolution that
expresses the sense of Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of
China should cease its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
After a recent protest in Washington by Falun Gong practitioners, in which I
participated, the House International Relations Committee approved legislation
on August 1st calling on China to end its persecution of people
participating in the spiritual movement. The committee approved the resolution,
H.Con.Res. 188, sponsored by Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), by
unanimous consent. H.Con.Res. 188 is slated for floor action under suspension of
the rules when Congress reconvenes after the August district work period. The
facts about the current crackdown on Falun Gong practitioners are egregious.
Tens of thousands of people have been tortured in labor camps, prisons and
mental hospitals, and literally hundreds of thousands have forced to attend
brainwashing classes. The legislation would also express the sense of Congress
that the United States government should urge China to release form detention
all Falun Gong practitioners and put an end to their "torture and other
cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment." 253 members of the Falun Gong
movement are known to have died from torture in China, and tens of thousands
have been tortured while confined in labor camps, prisons and mental hospitals.
The Washington protest earlier this month by about 1,500 Falun Gong
practitioners marked the two-year anniversary of the Chinese government's
crackdown on the movement, according to the Falun Dafa Information Center, a
volunteer group promoting information about the Falun Gong.
Thank you again for contacting me. I hope you will continue to keep in touch
and please feel free to let me know whenever I may be of assistance.
Very truly yours,
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Denise Moore
Posting date: 8/30/2001 |