House Proceeding 11-06-09 on Nov 6th, 2009 :: 1:26:25 to 1:32:30
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Adam B. Schiff: thank the distinguished colleague from california, my introducing it. with that, mr. speaker, i ve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> at this time, i yield six minutes to the gentleman from california.

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Speech By: Adam B. Schiff

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Adam B. Schiff: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> i thank my friend for yielding and i want to thank the gentlema to the flo. i'm grateful to the members of the committee and other who was co-sponsod it. today we celebrate one of america's strongest alliances in one of our world's most unsettled regions.

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Adam B. Schiff: for decades, the united states and jordan have been friends and allies and today that friendship finds renewed expression in this resolution which commemorates the anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between jordan and the anniversary of king abdullah's act session to the

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Adam B. Schiff: throne. -- accession to the throne. jordan has been a key player in the peace process between israel and the palestinian people. a partner in the fight against al qaeda and an important part of the struggle for the soul of islam. with its lengthy board we are rail and its majority

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Adam B. Schiff: palestinian population,or dan has long been a catalyst for peace in the region. king hussein, the current king's father, engaged in decades of quiet diplomacy in israel, an effort that bore fruit in 1994 with ea the signing of the jordan-israel peace treaty. king abdullah has continued his father's quest for peace and is

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Adam B. Schiff: a tireless advocate for peace for the people of the region. his 10 years on the throne have been shaped primarily by jordan's response to the 9/11 attacks and the iraq war and the jordanian-american partnership has been strengthened in the eight years since the attacks on new york and washington. jordan has been an important ally in the fight against al

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Adam B. Schiff: qaeda but the steadfastness has carried a heavy price. four years ago this month, al qaeda terrorists struck three hotels in amman. while the terrorists intended to drive a wedge between the u.s. and jordan, they only strengthened our resolve in

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Adam B. Schiff: grief to resist extremism even in the face of terror. in iraq, jordan has provided vital assistance to american forces serving there and has been host to thousands of iraqi refugees. iraqi police recruits and have trained -- that have trained at a state of the art facility outside of amman.

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Adam B. Schiff: as the program has wound down, jordan has converted it for training palestinian authority security personnel as part of the program run by american general keith dayton. these palestinian forces have been instrumental in helping stabilize the west bank and keep alive the hopes for a future two-state solution. over the past two years, as i

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Adam B. Schiff: mentioned, jordan has been burdened by hundreds of thousands of refugees. from iraq. a small, water port nation of only six million, jordan's infrastructure and economy have been tested by the iraqi refugees with estimates of the total number ranging between half a million and $7 -- and 700,000.

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Adam B. Schiff: the influx of refugees has put enor mouse strain on the kingdom's education and health care system and has caused widespread distortions in housing and energy prices. despite the burden they have placed on jordan, the government has allowed them t replain in the country even as the situation in iraq has become more stable. in recent month a few refugees

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Adam B. Schiff: have begun to return home, but the vast majority remain and most observers expect them to stay in jordan for some time to come. especially vital has been the king's effort to reassert on behalf of muslims around the world the true meaning and teachings of islam. in 2004 he issued the amman message, an important step in

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Adam B. Schiff: combating al qaeda's attempt to hijack one of the world's great religions in the name of hate. while america can work to eliminate the conditions that give rise to extremism, we must press the case that al qaeda is a perversion of islam and not a pure form of the religion that values human life and peace.

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Adam B. Schiff: in a region royaled by conflict, characterized by poor governance and stifling economic mismanagement, jordan has remained an island of stability and an example to its neighbors of a middle eastern nation seeking to create a peaceful and more prosperous life for its thou it lacks the oil and natural gas many of the other

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Adam B. Schiff: arab states in the neighborhood enjoy. much work remains to be done, but king adullah and other senior government leaders are determined to build a better society for the jordanian people. for that commitment and for six decades of fridship, i am proud to co-chair the congressional friends of jordan caucus with my colleague from

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Adam B. Schiff: louisiana, mr. boustany and with our terrific vice chairs mr. baird and mr. fortenberry. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution and reaffirming the broad ties between the united states and jordan and congratulating king abdullah on the progress he's made in his 10 years throne. many thanks to chairman berman and with that, i yield back the

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Adam B. Schiff: balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the ge the gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: we have no further requests for time and i yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from new york. >> i have no further requests for time and i yield back the balance of our time as