[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5771-5772]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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       MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE NEPAL EARTHQUAKE

  (Mr. ROSKAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, April 25, a 7.8 magnitude 
earthquake hit Nepal--the most powerful earthquake in the region in 
nearly a century. Estimates are that 5,000 people have perished and 
that thousands more are injured or are missing.

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  This week, here in Washington, the House Democracy Partnership is 
hosting a multilateral conference, which includes a delegation of 
parliamentary staff from Nepal.
  On behalf of Congressman Price, who leads the House Democracy 
Partnership with me, and Congressman Crenshaw and Congressman Polis, 
who chair the Congressional Nepal Caucus, we wish to extend the 
condolences of the House to the people of Nepal and pledge our 
continued support and cooperation as they embark on the long road of 
rebuilding and recovery.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that Members of the House now rise and observe a 
moment of silence in solidarity with the people of Nepal.

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