[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 96 (Friday, July 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1507]
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              VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER SINGH JOINT SESSION

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                          HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 14, 2005

  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome Indian Prime 
Minister Manmohan Singh, who will be addressing a joint session of 
Congress next week.
  I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Singh at a dinner in April 2002 at 
the U.S. Embassy. An Oxford economist by training, Prime Minister Singh 
ushered in a new era of economic liberalization in India. Through 
slashing red tape and eliminating bureaucracy, he cut India's deficit 
and opened the economy, leading to India's status as a primary figure 
in the global economy.
  I have had the opportunity to visit India three times, and led 13 of 
my colleagues to visit India for their first time. In my own district, 
we boast the 2nd largest South Asian community in the country.
  On behalf of the merchants of Little India on 74th Street in Jackson 
Heights in my district, and as the former co-chair of the India Caucus, 
I look forward to the Prime Minister's remarks and congratulate him and 
the Indian American Community for the historic address.

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