[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PROBLEMS IN CENTRAL AMERICA

  (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. I would like to follow up on what my colleague 
said. There is a real problem down in Central America. We have a 
communist government in Nicaragua controlled by the Ortegas. We have in 
Venezuela Mr. Chavez. And we also have other countries down there, like 
Bolivia with Mr. Morales that are moving to the left. If El Salvador 
moves to the left like that, I think it is going to be very bad for not 
only that part of the world but the entire hemisphere.
  But I would like to point out one thing. If I were talking to the 
people of El Salvador, they get $4 billion a year in money coming from 
the United States into their country to help the people who live down 
there. That money, in my opinion, will be cut dramatically if they 
elect a leftist government. Those moneys coming from here to there I am 
confident will be cut, and I hope that the people of El Salvador are 
aware of that because it will have a tremendous impact on individuals 
and their economy.

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