[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 19, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E799]
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  DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
               RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020

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                               speech of

                           HON. STEVE CHABOT

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 13, 2019

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2740) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes:

  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Chair, I believe that additional Congressional 
emphasis on demining efforts in Nagorno-Karabakh is unnecessary at this 
time since demining will be complete next year, according to the Halo 
Trust.
  Moving forward, we all hope that peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia 
is on the horizon. And it very well may be. In a few weeks, senior U.S. 
negotiators will meet with the Foreign Ministers of both Azerbaijan and 
Armenia to advance the prospect of peace in Nagorno-Karabakh under the 
Minsk Process. As we watch this process which is clearly working, 
Congress should let negotiations play out.

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