[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 18, 1994]
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            WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM KUWAIT

  (Mr. WELDON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome and pay tribute to 
the inaugural visit by a parliamentary delegation from the state of 
Kuwait. This is the first time we have been able to host 12 members of 
the new National Assembly in that country.
  In fact, Mr. Speaker, during the debate before and after Desert 
Storm, there was much criticism on the floor of this body and the other 
body that Kuwait had not done enough to extend democracy to its people. 
In fact, the National Assembly has been in place for several years and 
is in fact taking separate positions from the Emir and is beginning to 
play its role representing the citizens of that Nation.
  The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ahmed Abdul-Aziz Al-Saadoon, is 
here leading that delegation.
  We officially welcome that delegation and look forward to an ongoing 
dialog with Members of our Congress from both parties. I am extremely 
pleased to hear that our Speaker and leadership of the minority party 
are meeting with the delegation, and I would remind my colleagues that 
this evening between 5:30 and 7:30 my colleague from the other side, 
the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Pete Geren], and I will be hosting a 
reception, and I would encourage all of our colleagues to come out and 
to interact with the leaders of the National Assembly from Kuwait.

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