[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 A JOINT RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING THE SALE OF WEAPON SYSTEMS TO PAKISTAN

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                         HON. DANA ROHRABACHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 25, 2016

  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, today I submit to the House of 
Representatives a Joint Resolution disapproving the sale of weapon 
systems to Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan has been using weapons 
from the United States to repress its own citizens and especially the 
people of Baluchistan. The deciding factor of whether to support this 
Joint Resolution is, for me, the arrogant and hostile actions taken by 
the Government of Pakistan against the man who helped bring Osama bin 
Laden to justice.
  Osama bin Laden was a mass murderer of 3,000 Americans on September 
11, 2001. Anyone who helped bring him to justice is an American hero. 
The Government of Pakistan arrested Dr. Shakil Afridi and continues to 
hold him in a cage. That arrest was a declaration of hostility toward 
the United States. Our government should not provide military equipment 
to Pakistan, let alone F-16s, as long as they are holding Dr. Afridi. 
His continued incarceration is an action which underscores that the 
Government of Pakistan considers itself our enemy, not our friend.

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