[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 185 (Wednesday, November 5, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S7907]
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                                 BOSNIA

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I came to the floor of the Senate 
earlier this year warning my colleagues that the leader of one of the 
subdivisions within the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Dodik, 
was ignoring rulings by the national-level Bosnia court. He was 
threatening to have half the country secede, which, of course, drags up 
memories we should never forget about the war and the genocide in those 
countries in the 1990s in which many Bosnian Iowans lost family.
  Well, I am glad that he has since complied with the court ruling by 
stepping down from his position as leader of the RS entity and walked 
back some of his destabilizing actions. In return, the United States 
has dropped sanctions against Mr. Dodik and his family.
  I am all for rewarding this good behavior, but there are very good 
reasons to believe that Mr. Dodik has not seen the error of his ways. 
Mr. Dodik, since, falsely alleged that he was still the rightful 
President of RS, questioned whether Bosnia and Herzegovina should 
continue to exist--and can you believe this?--he was photographed 
embracing Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Belarus.
  Mr. Dodik should be on notice then that the United States is watching 
to see that he stays on the straight and narrow that he wants us to 
believe that he is on.
  I can assure you that this Senator will be on the lookout for any 
destabilizing actions that threaten the peace in Bosnia. And I will 
work with the Trump administration to make sure that all actors in the 
region respect the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the violence and 
genocide that took place in 1995.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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