House Proceeding 11-03-09 on Nov 3rd, 2009 :: 3:22:15 to 3:25:00
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Ron Klein: members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. berman: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the the gentleman from florida, mr. klein. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. klein: i rise to support h. res. 867, a resolution that

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Speech By: Ron Klein

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Ron Klein: calls on the secretary of state and the president to oppose further consideration of the gold stone report in international arenas. this resolution sends a clear message to the international community. the goldstone report does nothing to advance peace and security in the middle east. rather it serves to reinforce

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Ron Klein: the deep mistrust that pervades the region and excuses the terrorists and state sponsors. the report ignores the facts that terrorist threats surrounding israel's defense operations in gaza requires a defensive response and any

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Ron Klein: sovereign nation would have and should have done what israel did. if this was a court of law, there would have been nothing proven. the goldstone report zrards what it means to fight against terrorists who use human shields and have no regard for human life. the findings and conclusion of the report have ominous

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Ron Klein: consequences for the united states and other countries who seek to prevent terrorist threats from taking root around the world. we cannot allow the goldstone report to set a precedent. the stakes are too high. this report was not guided by a commitment to human rights, but rather motivated by a bias against israel. now is the time for the united

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Ron Klein: nations to immediately turn its attention to the very real human rights violators around the world. human rights v pleading for the world's attention. i would urge u.n. member states to devote time and thoughts to the realities of human thoughts

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Ron Klein: israel with strong institutis can make necessary determinations about how to move forward from here and it is doing so. i would like to thank chairman berman and ranking member ros-lehtinen for their leadership in offering this resolution and bringing it to the floor. this is a true example of the importance of bipartisanship

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Ron Klein: because the u.s.-u.n. res is strong. ms. ros-lehtinen: if i could ask unanimous consent to extend the debate time in light of the fact asking for time. if i could ask for unanimous consent to extend equally the debate time because we have so many requests for time.