House Proceeding 06-11-09 on Jun 11th, 2009 :: 0:21:05 to 0:23:55
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Gary L. Ackerman: which maintains responsible controls over its nuclear weapons technology. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the the balance of her time. the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. chairman, i'm very pleased to yield to the chairman of the south asia and

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Speech By: Gary L. Ackerman

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Gary L. Ackerman: middle east subcommittee, the gentleman whom i just traveled to pakistan with, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mr. ackerman: i thank the speaker. i rise legislation before us. and i want to thank the chairman for allowing me to work closely

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Gary L. Ackerman: on this bill and producing such an excellent piece of legislation. some may be surprised i am in enthusiastic support of this bill to assist pakistan. over the years i have been una persistent and aggressive critics of pakistan's g and of the previous administration's policies in dealing with it.

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Gary L. Ackerman: and i remain deeply concerned about much of islam ma bad's behavior,--islamia bad's behavior. to the beliefs that india intends to devour pakistan. none of pakistan's governments have demonstrated a persuasive commitment to internal political or economic reform or anything

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Gary L. Ackerman: approaching real acceptance of the rule of law. pakistan has been at best an obstreperous partner on the subject of proliferation, and like many i fail to understand what possible reason they have to justify the stonewalling we faced regardinghe a.q. connetwork.

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Gary L. Ackerman: i believe to continue the aircraft is akin to a fetish. i am nevertheless a strong supporter of the bill. why? very simply it's time our partnership with pakistan connects directly to the pakistani people. r previous strategy of depending wholly be upon the government of pakistan to fight a war most of its people detest

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Gary L. Ackerman: is not sustainable and i believe contributed significantly to the political instability in that cotry. this bill sets the stage for the united states to work with pakistan to promote long-term development and infrastructure projects in all areas of pakistan. to establish a real counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategy and assure u.s. access to

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Gary L. Ackerman: individuals suspected of engaging in nuclear proliferation. this legislation will help pakistan gain control of its accountabili for all u.s. assistance in pakistan. in addition to requiring the presiden security strategy and regularly report back to congress on the

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Gary L. Ackerman: effectiveness of our military assistance, the act prohibits such assistance until pakistan demonstrates its commitment to shared security goals. there are also strong oversights and ordered requirements for the state department a usaid and the requirement for comptroller general to report inddentently on the