[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 132 (Tuesday, October 18, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H8855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, the SPDC rules Burma with an iron fist. It 
has prevented the democratically elected leader of the nation from 
taking power, and nearly 1 million people have been driven from their 
homes and now live in the jungles hunted like animals by the SPDC 
military. They are called IDPs, internally displaced people.
  I say to the people of Burma: Other human rights issues may get the 
headlines, but you are not forgotten. We stand with you. We will 
continue to work with you for as long as it takes to ensure that the 
people of your nation are able to live in peace and freedom.
  On September 21, Assistant Secretary of State Eric John said that the 
Bush administration led by Ambassador John Bolton will put Burma on the 
Security Council agenda this month.
  This is an important step towards resolving the tragedy in Burma and 
calling on the SPDC to account for its atrocities. Seventeen years 
after the formation of the Burma's main opposition party, the NLD, the 
U.N. is waking up and taking notice of the plight of the Burmese 
people. I hope the U.N. will act.

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