[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12728]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            INDIAN ELECTIONS

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 18, 2009

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I want to commend the 
people of India on their successful election concluded Saturday. I want 
to congratulate Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his United 
Progressive Alliance for winning the most seats, 262, in what is a 
month long voting process with as many as 700 million eligible voters.
  Prime Minister Singh has been instrumental in forging a stronger 
alliance between India, the world's largest democracy, and the United 
States, the world's oldest democracy--including the U.S.-India civilian 
nuclear agreement which will mean jobs and cleaner energy for both our 
nations. As evidenced by the vibrant success of Indian Americans in 
American commerce and society, the shared values of our two nations are 
stronger than ever before.
  I have met Prime Minister Singh in New Delhi and Washington, and I 
wish him and the people of India much success moving forward. There are 
tremendous challenges in that region, but I know that working together 
with their neighbors and allies, India can have a bright future.

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