[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         U.S. MUST REMAIN ENGAGED IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CRISIS

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, one really does not know where 
to begin. In February of 2001, I went to the floor of the House and 
literally begged the President of the United States, duly inaugurated, 
to remain engaged in the Palestinian and Israeli crisis. The response 
of the administration at that time was let them fight it out. So I 
again come to this floor and indicate that if we are to have peace in 
the Mideast, the United States of America must be engaged in a 
reconciliation and a resolution of that crisis. Lives are being lost, 
futures are being denied, because we are not engaged in activating 
either the road map or an opportunity for there to be peace 
negotiations in that region.
  Then, Mr. Speaker, might I comment very briefly on an editorial by 
Governor Jeb Bush that indicted the Congressional Black Caucus because 
of its concern for Haiti and its concern for a duly democratically 
elected leader. I would ask Governor Bush to take and pay attention to 
democracy in his State so that he will be able to have standing to 
criticize anybody who wants to support democracy in Haiti.

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