[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                IN SUPPORT OF SISTER-CITY RELATIONSHIPS

  (Mr. HIMES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, we all know that the earthquake which struck 
Haiti in January was the worst cataclysm to hit the island nation in 
over two centuries. What you may not know, and what I would like to 
recognize today, is the role that sister-city relationships have played 
and continue to play in the efforts to provide relief to the people of 
Haiti.
  Sister-city relationships, which today involve nearly 700 American 
towns and cities, are critical to the often unheralded role of 
international cooperation and collaboration with our people.
  A resolution I introduced today calls upon the continuation and 
expansion of sister-city relationships as exemplified by the 
partnership between the City of Bridgeport, led by the city council, 
and the City of Petion-Ville.
  For the people of Haiti and all those who seek understanding and 
peace between nations, I urge my colleagues to join me in thanking 
sister cities and helping support them in any way we can.

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