[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 193 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              LET US BE MESSENGERS OF PEACE AND GOOD WILL

  (Mr. FOGLIETTA asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOGLIETTA. Mr. Speaker, the holiday season offers us an 
opportunity to pray for peace among men and nations. We have so much to 
be thankful for. So different from a decade ago, the world is a much 
more peaceful place. In large part our Nation, its leaders, its men and 
women in uniform, and its people, united and proud, are responsible for 
this state of affairs.
  As we take time to count these many blessings, we should reflect upon 
the efforts of the peacemakers, whether they be diplomats who have 
worked to overcome age-old hatreds by pushing forward a hard-fought 
agreement in Dayton or our soldiers protecting innocent children in 
Bosnia, we should pray for their safety and continued success. We 
should thank and pray for our President, who has been the motivating 
force behind this effort to bring peace behind the world.
  I urge my colleagues to wear the stickers I have sent to each office. 
This can be a sign that we can rise above partisan wrangling to rally 
in support of the peacemakers, and cheer their many triumphs in Haiti, 
the Mideast, Northern Ireland, and Bosnia.
  Mr. Speaker, let us all be messengers of peace and good will as we 
approach the holidays, and pray for our American soldiers in Bosnia.

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