[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8558]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             IRAQI CABINET

  (Mr. CHOCOLA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Speaker, a few short months ago, millions of Iraqis 
risked their lives by simply casting a vote. This week, the bravery 
demonstrated on that historic January day came to fruition as the 
country's first freely elected government in over half a century was 
sworn in. The new cabinet is representative of the various ethnic and 
religious groups in Iraq and will be charged with the important task of 
writing a permanent Iraqi constitution. This milestone is yet another 
victory for the Iraqi people and delivers a further blow to the 
terrorists and advances the cause of freedom worldwide.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to reiterate our continued admiration and support 
of the Iraqi people, and I commend them for the courage and tenacity 
they continue to demonstrate as they embrace freedom and democracy.

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