[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11789]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              NORTH KOREA

  (Mr. DJOU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DJOU. Mr. Speaker, I address the House this afternoon to remind 
our Nation of what has happened in the last 48 hours: The discussion of 
the Korean Peninsula has great impact and meaning upon our Nation as a 
whole.
  I represent a congressional district that lies within the flight arc 
of North Korea's ballistic missiles. I am troubled by the report this 
morning in the Washington Post that the Korean Workers' Party in North 
Korea is trying to manage a dynastic transfer of its dictatorship from 
Kim Jong Il to his son, and I believe the United States must redouble 
its efforts to change this regime and establish a democratic and united 
Korea.
  But I am also encouraged by the opportunity which has happened this 
past weekend and compliment President Obama for committing to a free 
trade agreement between the United States and South Korea.
  Now is the time for us to further cement our bonds and our 
relationships between the United States and South Korea and make sure 
that we change the dictatorship in North Korea for the benefit of our 
Nation and the world as a whole.

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