November 8, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7943 RANKING OF MEMBERS ON COM- in order under the Calendar Wednesday Zemin gave each other a bear hug and MITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS rule be dispensed with on Wednesday signed a so-called ‘‘friendship treaty.’’ Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I offer a next. We are now embarking on a similar resolution (H. Res. 282) and I ask unan- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there friendship with India and Prime Min- objection to the request of the gen- imous consent for its immediate con- ister Vajpayee. tleman from Texas? sideration in the House. There was no objection. b 1400 The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- f Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, further lows: reserving the right to object, I am de- H. RES. 282 WELCOMING PRIME MINISTER OF lighted to speak in support of this reso- Resolved, That Mr. Lynch of Massachusetts INDIA ON OCCASION OF HIS lution which welcomes Prime Minister shall rank after Mr. Shows of Mississippi on VISIT TO UNITED STATES Vajpayee of India to the United States the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask and expresses the deep appreciation of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there unanimous consent that the Com- the American people for the strong and objection to the request of the gen- mittee on International Relations be immediate support India has provided tleman from Texas? discharged from further consideration us at the time of the events of Sep- There was no objection. of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. tember 11. The resolution was agreed to. Res. 264) expressing the sense of Con- Many of our colleagues do not real- A motion to reconsider was laid on gress to welcome the Prime Minister of ize, Mr. Speaker, that India also lost the table. India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on the oc- over 200 of its own citizens in the f casion of his visit to the United States, dreadful attack on the World Trade and to affirm that India is a valued ELECTION OF MEMBER TO CER- Center. As a matter of fact, while this friend and partner and an important terrible terrorist act was a first for us, TAIN STANDING COMMITTEES OF ally in the campaign against inter- THE HOUSE I think it is important for all of us to national terrorism, and ask for its im- understand that some of our demo- Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a mediate consideration in the House. cratic friends and allies have been sub- resolution (H. Res. 283) and I ask unan- The Clerk read the title of the con- jected to terrorist attacks for many imous consent for its immediate con- current resolution. years. Our democratic friend, India, sideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and our democratic friend, the State of The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- objection to the request of the gen- Israel, have been subjected to ter- tleman from New York? lows: rorism for over half a century. Fol- Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, reserving H. RES. 283 lowing our tragic event on September the right to object, and I will not ob- Resolved, That the following named Mem- ject, I yield to my friend, the gen- 11, on October 7 terrorists attacked the ber be and is hereby, elected to the following Parliament House in Kashmir claiming standing committees of the House of Rep- tleman from New York, so that he may explain the reasons for moving this res- the lives of scores of innocent Indian resentatives: citizens. Armed Services: Mr. Jeff Miller of Florida. olution immediately to the floor. Veterans Affairs: Mr. Jeff Miller of Flor- Mr. GILMAN. I thank the gentleman Mr. Speaker, it is important to real- ida. for yielding. ize that today we have the pleasure of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the welcoming to our Congress the Prime objection to the request of the gen- gentleman from California (Mr. LAN- Minister of the largest democracy on tleman from Texas? TOS), the ranking minority member on the face of this planet. There are 1 bil- There was no objection. the Committee on International Rela- lion people in India, Mr. Speaker. Many The resolution was agreed to. tions, for crafting H. Con. Res. 264, a were doubtful years ago that a society, A motion to reconsider was laid on resolution expressing the sense of the at that time quite poor, in many ways the table. Congress to welcome the Prime Min- undeveloped, could maintain a political democracy. There was a lot of skep- f ister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on the occasion of his visit to our Nation, ticism as to whether you could have a HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW and to affirm that India is a valued viable political democracy with 1 bil- Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask friend and partner and an important lion people of enormous ethnic variety unanimous consent that when the ally in the campaign against inter- and with hundreds of millions of those House adjourns today, it adjourn to national terrorism. people living in abject poverty. meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow. India and the United States share a India has proven the pessimists The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there common destiny. Our people thrive on wrong. India today is the fourth largest objection to the request of the gen- democracy, the rule of law and the economy on the face of this planet, and tleman from Texas? right to freely worship God, and our it is the largest political democracy on There was no objection. governments understand that these this planet. Political elections unfold, governments change peacefully, as f rights and freedoms are essential for our civilizations to flourish. they do here in the United States. ADJOURNMENT FROM FRIDAY, NO- Mr. Speaker, this past Monday in A great deal has been made in recent VEMBER 9, 2001, TO TUESDAY, New Delhi, Secretary of Defense Don- times, since September 11, of our build- NOVEMBER 13, 2001 ald Rumsfeld and India’s Minister of ing a global coalition against inter- Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask Defense, George Fernandes, met and national terrorism; and we all support unanimous consent that when the agreed to expand and intensify our mu- the effort of the President, the Sec- House adjourns on Friday, November 9, tual cooperation in the war against retary of State and others to move 2001, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on international terrorism. We are de- along these lines. But I think it is im- Tuesday, November 13, 2001, for morn- lighted that India and the United portant to realize that some Members ing hour debates. States are moving closer to becoming of this coalition share our values. India The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there allies in every sense of the word. is one of them. objection to the request of the gen- An alliance between our Nation and Not all members of the coalition are tleman from Texas? India could specifically be used to pro- built on the same set of democratic There was no objection. mote democratic governments in the values that our society is built on and f region and to combat drugs and ter- India’s society is built on. For many, rorism. And our Nation appreciates the this coalition is just a marriage of con- DISPENSING WITH CALENDAR immeasurable contributions to our so- venience. With respect to India, it is a WEDNESDAY BUSINESS ON ciety made by the more than 1 million marriage based on shared and common WEDNESDAY NEXT Americans of Indian origin. values of pluralism, respect for minori- Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask This past summer, Russian President ties, freedom of religion, political unanimous consent that the business Putin and Chinese President Jiang privileges of voting, freedom of press,

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