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IV 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1033 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2006 Mr. Graves submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations RESOLUTION Condemning Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for his anti-American remarks at the September 20, 2006, United Nations General Assembly meeting.

Whereas Hugo Chavez attempted to overthrow the democratically elected President of Venezuela in 1992; Whereas Hugo Chavez has severely damaged Venezuela’s democratic institutions throughout his career; Whereas Hugo Chavez has made anti-Americanism the cornerstone of Venezuela’s foreign policy in order to avoid discussion of increasing state control within Venezuela; Whereas Hugo Chavez is attempting to establish an alliance of anti-American nations to oppose freedom and democracy; Whereas Hugo Chavez has strengthened Venezuela’s ties to Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism; and Whereas Hugo Chavez’s government has for the second year in a row failed demonstrably to meet its international counternarcotics obligations: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)condemns Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s hateful rhetoric towards the United States and President George W. Bush; (2)reaffirms its commitment to promoting democracy and liberty in Venezuela; and (3)calls upon the free countries of the world to denounce Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his abhorrent remarks made before the United Nations General Assembly on September 20, 2006.