[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 11, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S762]
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            VISIT TO THE U.S. SENATE BY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

  Mr. DOLE. Madam President, and my colleagues, we are very honored 
today to have visitors from Japan, the Prime Minister, Mr. Murayama; 
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kono; Parliamentary Deputy Chief 
Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Sonoda; Assistant Director of the First North 
American Division, Mr. Suzuki. They have been here visiting with 
President Clinton earlier today, and Senator Daschle and I have had a 
very good visit.
  As you know, we have had a strong, good relationship with Japan since 
World War II. The commemoration of the conclusion of that war will be 
next year. I was saying to the Prime Minister that obviously you look 
to the past and you remember the past, and you remember the agonies; 
but we also look to the future. We have our problems and they have 
their problems. We have our problems with them, and they have their 
problems with us.
  I say to my colleagues that I hope you will take this opportunity to 
say hello to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and 
other members of the delegation. To facilitate that, I ask unanimous 
consent that we stand in recess until 5 p.m.
  There being no objection, the Senate, at 4:54, recessed, until 5:01 
p.m.; whereupon, the Senate reassembled when called to order by the 
Presiding Officer (Mr. Ashcroft).
  Mr. DOLE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.

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