[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 12910]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 HAMAS

  (Mr. McHENRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, Islamic extremists from the group Hamas 
attacked an Israeli army post on Sunday, killing two Israeli soldiers 
and holding hostage a 19-year-old corporal. Hamas militants called for 
the release of Palestinians from Israeli prisons in exchange for 
information on the soldier.
  Mr. Speaker, Hamas's attempt at life-or-death blackmail once again 
shows its true colors. They are not a legitimate party promoting the 
democratic process. They are a terrorist organization, plain and 
simple.
  The American taxpayers must never be asked to fund this terrorist 
organization that seeks to destroy the very existence of its democratic 
neighbor, Israel. We are in the business of eliminating terrorist 
funding, not authorizing it.
  Our mission is to promote the spread of democracy in the Middle East. 
We must stand beside Israel, our most trusted ally in the Middle East, 
as they face down this terrorist organization in government clothing.
  Mr. Speaker, democracy and terrorism cannot coexist, and I am putting 
my money on democracy.

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