[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13966]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               HOPE AND PRAY FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

  (Mr. CARDIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I want to express appreciation to President 
Clinton for bringing together the prime minister of Israel, Mr. Barak, 
and Mr. Arafat at Camp David. I know that we all hope and pray for 
peace in the Middle East. Mr. Barak has shown tremendous courage in 
putting peace first, in trying to find a way in which we can find true 
and lasting peace in the Middle East.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope that Mr. Arafat and Mr. Barak will understand the 
historical significance of this meeting and will take advantage of this 
opportunity so that at least we can look forward to the future of peace 
in the Middle East.

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