[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 4, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4120]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  A TRIBUTE TO HIS MAJESTY, KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ--KING RAMA IX--OF 
                                THAILAND

  (Mr. ROHRABACHER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express the deep-felt 
concern by many Members of Congress over the health of the king of 
Thailand, King Rama IX and the enormous sense of relief we all felt on 
hearing the news that the king's health is improving. A 50-year reign 
for a king this good is too short.
  As a member of the Committee on International Relations of the House 
of Representatives, I would like to pass along to the king the 
committee's best wishes for a speedy and a complete recovery.
  In the last decades, Thailand has been an island of tranquility 
compared to the strife and war that has visited its neighbors. His 
majesty's wisdom has been key to Thailand's ability to avoid such 
dangers and cataclysms.
  The king is a blessing to Thailand and, yes, to the whole world.
  Once again, I, my colleagues and my fellow Americans wish him and his 
family greetings and good health from his friends in the United States 
of America.
  As their new year approaches, we would like to wish a happy new year 
to the king and all the people of Thailand.


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