Wnited States Senate WASHINGTON, DC 20510 February 27, 2017 President Vladimir Putin Russian Federation Moscow, Russia Dear Mr. President: We are writing respectfully to reaffirm our support and request for the return of the Schneerson collection of sacred texts from the Russian State Library and the Russian State Military Archive to its rightful owners, Agudas Chasidei Chabad of United States (“Chabad”). ‘On May 31, 1992, all one hundred members of the United States Senate appealed to then- President Boris Yeltsin to honor Russia's commitment to return the collection to Chabad. On February 24, 2005, all one hundred members of the United States Senate again signed an appeal for your assistance in returning the collection. Copies of these letters arc attached hereto. Since 1992, cight volumes of the collection have been returned 10 Chabad. We hereby respectfully request your assistance in secing the return of the entire collection. ‘Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Sincerely, Lae Chute SL U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch U'S. Senator Charles E. SchumerOuycerde, Bruce U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander UA Senator John Barrasso fh Clr fp U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal us, crates Baldwin MM fF Bf U.S. Senator Michael F. Bennet tub U.S. Senalor Roy Blunt U.S. Senator Cory A. Booker Fued Gour U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Stans Cheha U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell Mu K an Us. ator John Boozmar USS. Senator Richard Burr u, ay Mone Gp ito. U,S.Senator Benjamin L. Cardin Ose. Coreg Sr. U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. U.S. Senator Thomas Carer Duan loot. USS. Senator Bill Cassidy M.D.Dhak toctonn U.S. Senator Thad Cochran Ce: Caw U.S. Senator Christopher A. Coons Blo usJSenator John Cornyn Tom CLE hana, Cobbines U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins U.S. Senator Bob Corker Cobou( ta U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto U.S. Senator Tom Cotton HES U.S. Senator Ted Cruz ‘Senator Richard J. Durbi f Senator Joni K. Ernst US. Senator Mike Crapo U.S. Senator Steve Daines Senjlor Tammy Duckworth Wiehe 2. Ie5j U.S. Senator Michael B. Enzi WSs. Senator Dianne FeinsteinAb File Cf Fel U.S. Senator Deb Fischer U.S, Senator Jeff Flake U.S, Senator Al Franken USS. Senatof Cory Gardner U.S, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is Sennordadey 0. Graham Ware U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley “Wagga Man ——— .S. Senallo# Margaret Wood Hassan U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich [Aed: Nedleugo Oi ll U.S. Senator Dean Heller U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp U.S. Senator ee K. Hirono Zee-Citijo U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe U.S. Senator Johnny IsaksonU.S. Senator Tim Kaine us. Mi John Kennedy us. ds ‘Angus S. King, J Benn Ne Irenr U.S. Senatér Amiy Klobuchar tex AE. USS. Senator Patrick Leahy US. Senator Michael S. Lee fe Z GQWXGasxo US. g@fator John McCain USS. Senator Claire McCaskill U.S. Senator Robert Mi us. af Merkley . USS. Senator tert Moran CO U, Sonal Lisa MurkowskiI —~?) a none U.S. Senator Chris Murphy U.S. Senator Patty Murray U.S. Senator Bill Nelson U.S. Senator Rand Paul U.S. Senator David A. Perdue r Sr AT Peters Roe Patron Out G2 U.S. Senator Rob Portman USS, Sefiate fas Jack Reed U.S. Senator James Risch 3. Senator Pat Roberts HU bat byoS4 Me hh U.S. Senator M. Michael Rowhds U.S. Segator Marco Rubio U.S. Senator Bernard Sanders U.S. Senator Ben Sasse fhe U.S. Senator Brian Schatz U.S. Senator Tim Scottus. iis Shaheen US. Senator Richard Shelby Socom e— ie Stabenow Vb fil —. U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan U.S, Senator Luther Strange U.S. Senffor Jon Tester Aon. Flr ( mney U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (phiNow Whe U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen} f U.S. Senator Thom Tillis Lorn (fare U.S. Senator Tom Udall Md. © Mime U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner Hine _ U.S. Sendtor Elizabeth Warren U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse eon Wuge U.S. Senator Ron WydelU,g/Senator TogeYoung