but she took special pleasure and was so proud of her herita heritage. she took a special interest in the plight of the polish people oppressed under communism. we know in 1980 the people of poland started a fledgling little group called solidarity, a movement to change in nonviolent resistance against communism and in support of social change. mr. president, senator mikulski and i had the wonderful pleasure of traveling under the guidance of a trip led by john glenn, a world-famous man then and now. it was a wonderful trip for a couple of new senators. we traveled and the iron curtain was down and it was down hard, and we went to poland on this codel. and i can remember, we had the opportunity to meet with members of the solidarity movement. we met in secret with them in a secret location. and senator glenn talked, senator stevens, a senior member of the senate at the time, spoke. and i said, i'd like to hear from senator mikulski. now, mr. president, i -- i am not articulate enough to explain that presentation that she made, extemporaneously. this powe