[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2335]
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    IN HONOR OF PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AND 
                              DISARMAMENT

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 20, 2008

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of 
Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) 
and in recognition of their dedication to educating and engaging 
parliamentarians around the world to promote nuclear non-proliferation.
  PNND is an international non-partisan network devoted to establishing 
channels of communication between parliamentarians around the world and 
to providing them with current nuclear weapons policies in order to 
raise awareness for the need to abolish the use of nuclear weapons. 
Currently, PNND's membership consists of over 500 parliamentarians from 
over 70 countries worldwide who are engaged in nuclear non-
proliferation initiatives. This year, PNND marked the 40th anniversary 
of the International Non-Proliferation Treaty with the Nuclear Weapons 
Convention initiative--a declaration presented by the European 
Parliamentarian section of PNND. The Nuclear Weapons Convention is an 
initiative dedicated to promoting multilateral negotiations that would 
lead to the elimination of nuclear weapons. I join with the members of 
PNND in supporting this important initiative.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor of 
Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, and in 
recognition of their dedication to promoting disarmament and 
international human rights.

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