[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15860]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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            WELCOMING THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

  (Mr. SALMON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SALMON. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to be able to stand up 
here today and welcome President Park Geun-hye next week coming to 
Washington, D.C., because the alliance between the United States and 
the Republic of Korea has been one of the linchpin of peace, security, 
and prosperity in northeast Asia for more than 60 years, and we are 
united against the threat of a rogue regime in North Korea.
  About 28,000 members of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed in South 
Korea stand with their Republic of Korea counterparts in defense of the 
south.
  We support President Park's principled vision for peace, prosperity, 
and a democratic, unified Korean Peninsula. Our alliance today has 
grown far beyond this single threat, though. We also have strong 
alliances in economic development and many, many other issues.
  We are very, very excited about this wonderful relationship, and we 
welcome President Park next week.

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