[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 805]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      INDIAN NATIONAL REPUBLIC DAY

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I extend my warmest congratulations 
and best wishes as we commemorate Indian National Republic Day. As the 
co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India, and a friend of the 
Indian American community, I have been privileged to witness and 
directly participate in the growing Indian-America bond. Our common 
goal of safeguarding liberty and combating terrorism has united our 
nations and stimulated an already strong relationship based on values 
that our cultures share. In the coming years, India and the United 
States will face many challenges.
  As the world comes together and joins forces to help its people, I am 
positive that the strong ties between India and the United States will 
serve as an example of fruitful and positive bilateral relations.
  And in that spirit I extend my best wishes to the people of India and 
Indian Americans in a celebration of such a momentous day, Indian 
National Republic Day.

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