[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23783]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR PAKISTANI NATIONALS

  (Mr. AL GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I am on a mission of mercy 
today to acquire temporary protected status for Pakistani nationals in 
this country. Madam Speaker, as we know, Pakistan has been devastated 
by a 7.6 Richter scale earthquake. Thousands upon thousands are without 
homes. Thousands upon thousands have died. There is much assistance 
needed. The Pakistani nationals in the country, Madam Speaker, would be 
given an opportunity to stay for an additional 12 months, which would 
give the country an opportunity to try to recover from the devastation 
that it has suffered.
  Madam Speaker, this is a bipartisan effort. I thank all of those on 
both sides who are supporting H.R. 4073. This is the right thing for us 
to do. The Pakistani people are suffering. These are our allies in the 
war on terrorism, and this would give us an opportunity to clearly 
extend the hand of friendship to those who have been of assistance to 
us.

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