[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 173 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1439]
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      URGING EUROPEAN UNION TO DESIGNATE HIZBALLAH AS A TERRORIST 
                              ORGANIZATION

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                               speech of

                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 25, 2017

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. 
Res. 359, legislation urging the European Union to designate Hizballah 
in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase international 
pressure on the organization.
  Hizballah has demonstrated its commitment as an organization to 
promoting fear, violence, and terror worldwide for decades through the 
murder of global citizens. Its 1983 attack on the U.S. Marine Compound 
in Beirut was the most deadly single-day attack on the United States 
Marine Corps since the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Our nation 
has condemned Hizballah as a terrorist organization and leveraged 
significant financial sanctions against it, but we believe more can be 
accomplished through international cooperation with our friends at the 
European Union.
  With this resolution, we urge the European Union to condemn Hizballah 
in its entirety as a terrorist organization, rather than condemning its 
military wing alone, and ask them to stand with us to fight terrorism 
internationally. With increased financial pressure and more active 
international policing, together we can end Hizballah's terrorist 
activities and create a more peaceful and safer world. Cooperation 
between the European Union and the United States is crucial in the 
fight against transnational terrorism, and it is for this reason that I 
support this resolution.

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