[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8508]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               APPRECIATING PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, I was 
grateful to serve on the escort committee for Prime Minister Narendra 
Modi of India, due to my former co-chairmanship of the Caucus on India 
and Indian Americans, with my father having served in India during 
World War II.
  The Prime Minister was warmly received with his positive 
presentation:

       As a representative of the world's largest democracy, it is 
     indeed a privilege to speak with the leaders of its oldest.
       Connecting our two nations is also a unique and dynamic 
     bridge of 3 million Indian Americans. Threats of terror are 
     expanding, and new challenges are emerging in cyber and outer 
     space. India is undergoing a profound social and economic 
     change.
       A commitment to rebuild a peaceful and stable and 
     prosperous Afghanistan is our shared objective. In every 
     sector of India's forward march, I see the U.S. as an 
     indispensable partner.

  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.
  South Carolina especially recognizes the success of Indian Americans, 
with their Governor, Nikki Haley, the second Indian American Governor 
elected in history.

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