[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7824]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS ARE STILL A HALLMARK OF DEMOCRACY

  (Mr. HYDE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, free and fair elections are still a hallmark 
of democracy. Those countries which still harbor Communist regimes can 
look with envy upon Italy, where within 7 days the electorate will 
choose its national leadership in a free and fair election.
  I would like to congratulate in advance all those who worked so hard 
to make democracy in Italy a reality.

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