[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 806]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     A STEP TOWARDS LIBERTY IN IRAQ

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, in his second inaugural address just days 
ago, President George W. Bush restated our Nation's longstanding vision 
as the beacon of liberty and the arsenal of democracy on planet Earth.
  This Sunday, January 30th, because of the leadership of that same 
Commander in Chief and the courage and sacrifice of our American 
military and their families, that vision will take one more step 
forward on Earth with the free elections taking place in the war-torn 
nation of Iraq.
  The Good Book tells us that where the spirit of the Lord is, there is 
liberty. So I know I rise on behalf of millions of Hoosiers when I say 
to the good people of Iraq, you not only have our sons and daughters 
and our resources, but you will have our prayers; and our prayers are 
with all the good people of that nation as they take this small step 
toward liberty. May it be the beginning of a permanent break with their 
tyrannical past.

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