[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17158]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            SUPPORTING EGYPT

  (Mr. ISSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, today the President and countless others will 
be sending their condolences to the people of Egypt. For the second 
time in less than a week, they have suffered a loss at the hands of 
terrorists, this time in Sharm el-Sheik, the site of the historic peace 
conference between Israel and the Palestinians that have led to the 
quiet period and the hope for a Palestinian state and for two peoples 
living side by side once and for all in peace.
  It is amazing to me that Iraq's first Arab ambassador came from 
Egypt, and yet this body seems to be always in doubt about whether or 
not Egypt is our ally, whether or not military support is necessary for 
this largest Arab nation anywhere in the world. I believe today after 
the assassination of their ambassador in Iraq, after the attacks in 
Sharm el-Sheik, after so many times Egypt has been there for us and 
paid a price, we should reflect on this special relationship and be 
glad that this Arab nation is there for us in our time of need.

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