[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 27285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR ARMENIA

  (Mr. GANSKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GANSKE. Mr. Speaker, in August I went on a surgical mission to 
Armenia. Our surgical mission was treated with great hospitality by our 
hosts and we were able to join with Armenian doctors and do teaching 
and help take care of patients. So it was with shock that I saw on TV 
the shooting that occurred in the Armenian legislature.
  I would remind our colleagues that it was in about 1954 that we had a 
shooting in this very room, and when you have violence in the midst of 
democracy, it sends a chill down all of our backs.
  I pray for the families of those who were slain, and I sincerely hope 
that peace will return to Armenia and that they will be able to go 
about the business of democracy and improving their country.

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