[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4034]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 SIGNING OF IRAQI INTERIM CONSTITUTION

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to come to the floor of the House 
today to recognize a momentous event and a momentous event that 
occurred earlier this week, and I do not think it has gotten sufficient 
press and that, of course, was the signing of the Iraqi interim 
constitution by the 25 signatories earlier this week.
  We heard a lot of information on Friday when the signing was held up, 
but the press scarcely reported what will likely be one of the events 
that will shape not only the world events around us but shape events 
for the next century.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate our President on his leadership 
for getting this accomplished. I want to congratulate Ambassador Bremer 
in Iraq. I know he is looking forward to the conclusion of his term 
there when sovereignty is returned to the Iraqis. They have got a hard 
job ahead of them. Four elections within the next year's time will be a 
daunting task for them, but they have laid the groundwork. They have 
laid the foundation.
  Again, congratulations to our President, congratulations on his 
leadership for getting this interim constitution signed in a timely 
fashion.

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