[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6337-6338]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    ASIA-PACIFIC REGION PRIORITY ACT

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4495, the 
Asia-Pacific Region Priority Act. Introduced by Congressman Forbes of 
Virginia and myself, this was filed last night.
  The timing of this bill is when the President left his last stop on 
the trip to the pivot of the Asia Pacific. Also, this is the result of 
5 months of hearings, roundtables, and meetings that Congressman Forbes 
and I conducted.
  This is truly a bipartisan effort in that it is in line with the 
President's

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commitment to my part of the world. The pivot to Asia Pacific is not 
just for security, but also for prosperity and economic growth, along 
with what is very important: relationships.
  The President has said that the 21st century will be defined by Asia 
Pacific--whether we live in cooperation or in conflict. I believe it 
will be in cooperation.
  I ask my colleagues to support our efforts on this truly bipartisan 
measure for the definition of the 21st century.

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