[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     AMERICA MUST STAND WITH KOSOVO

  (Mr. TORRES of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. TORRES of New York. Mr. Speaker, I proudly stand before you to 
celebrate the 14th independence of Kosovo, one of the world's youngest 
nations.
  Rising from the ruins of ethnic cleansing at the murderous hands of 
one of the worst dictators in the 20th century, Kosovo has built a 
burgeoning democracy in whose heart the United States holds a special 
place.
  Indeed, the U.S. has no greater friend in southeast Europe than 
Kosovo, and Kosovo should have no greater friend in the world than the 
U.S. We owe it to that friendship, as well as to the greater cause of 
democracy, to stand firmly with Kosovo as it seeks universal 
recognition from the international community and membership in both the 
EU and NATO.
  The time has come for Kosovo to be given the full respect and 
recognition that an independent country deserves.
  The United States must stand with those that not only stand with 
America but also stand for America. Kosovo stands for the American 
vision of a more democratic world.

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