[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             INCREASE PRESSURE ON HONDURAN COUP GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, the de facto government in Honduras and 
President Zelaya should accept the San Jose Accord proposed by Costa 
Rican President Oscar Arias. The Arias proposal includes the return of 
President Zelaya, formation of a unity government, a general amnesty 
for political crimes by all parties, and moves forward the date of the 
upcoming elections.
  The U.S. should impose tough sanctions on the de facto government 
that carried out the coup. The U.S. should suspend all MCC funds, 
cancel visas for members of the de facto government and their families, 
and freeze all their assets in the United States. President Zelaya must 
also accept the terms of the Arias proposal in order to restore 
democracy in Honduras and avoid greater conflict and bloodshed.
  Not a single, solitary government in the world recognizes the coup 
government. It's time to end this stalemate and move forward. The Arias 
proposal puts the Honduran people first, treats all parties with 
respect, and offers a peaceful resolution. It's not too late for 
President Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti to accept it.

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