[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 206 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 14, 2023

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the American people extend 
congratulations to the Honorable Javier Milei on being sworn in as the 
President of Argentina on Sunday, December 10, 2023. His success as a 
member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, as well as a 
macroeconomics professor, author, and radio host, demonstrates his 
ability to be a great versatile leader.
  Best wishes to President Javier Milei for continued success to 
address Argentina's economic crisis alleviating poverty, creating jobs, 
and promoting prosperity.
  Historically Argentina with its enterprising citizens and natural 
resources has been recognized for extraordinary capabilities. I still 
cherish, as a teenager, in Charleston, South Carolina, meeting 
Argentine President Arturo Frondizi when he arrived at the Fort Sumter 
Hotel on the historic Charleston Battery at White Point Garden.
  The inauguration of President Milei featured an overwhelming amount 
of support for him, as thousands of people from across the country and 
foreign dignitaries from around the world, including Ukrainian 
President Volodymyr Zelensky, gathered in downtown Buenos Aires on 
Sunday.
  I am grateful for the commitment of President Milei to strengthen 
relations with the United States, support Ukraine in response to war 
criminal Putin's murderous invasion, and diversify trade away from 
China, currently their second-largest trade nation. Free nations must 
work together as our adversaries threaten national security and 
sovereignty.
  President Zelensky wrote this week that ``Freedom is what unites us, 
Ukraine and Argentina. We truly cherish it, protect it, and stand ready 
to strengthen it together.''
  I look forward to working with President Milei on achieving Peace 
Through Strength, in the war we did not choose between Dictators with 
Rule of Gun against Democracies with Rule of Law.

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