RECOGNIZING THE MEXICAN HOLIDAY OF CINCO DE MAYO;
HONORING SISTER DOROTHY STANG; RECOGNIZING THE
57TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATE
OF ISRAEL; URGING ROMANIA TO PROVIDE FAIR RESTITU-
TION FOR CONFISCATED PROPERTY; RECOGNIZING THE
STEPS INDIA AND PAKISTAN HAVE TAKEN TOWARD BILAT-
ERAL PEACE; URGING THE WITHDRAWAL OF ALL SYRIAN
FORCES FROM LEBANON; EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE
HOUSE REGARDING ANTI-SEMITISM AT THE UN; AND WEL-
COMING THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN ON THE OCCA-
SION OF HIS VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES

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BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. Con. Res. 44, H. Con. Res. 89, H. Con. Res. 149,
H. Res. 191, H. Res. 272, H. Res. 273,

H. Res. 282 and H. Con. Res. 153

MAY 18, 2005

Serial No. 109-105

OF CONGRESS

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COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois, Chairman

THOMAS E. MOONEY, SR., Staff Director/General Counsel ROBERT R. KING, Democratic Staff Director DANIEL FREEMAN, Counsel/Parliamentarian

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H. Con. Res. 44, Recognizing the historical significance of the Mexican holiday
of Cinco de Mayo

H. Con. Res. 89, Honoring the life of Sister Dorothy Stang

H. Con. Res. 149, Recognizing the 57th anniversary of the independence
of the State of Israel

Amendment to H. Con. Res. 149

H. Res. 191, Urging the Government of Romania to recognize its responsibil-
ities to provide equitable, prompt, and fair restitution to all religious com-
munities for property confiscated by the former Communist government
in Romania

H. Res. 272, Recognizing the historic steps India and Pakistan have taken
toward achieving bilateral peace
H. Res. 273, Urging the withdrawal of all Syrian forces from Lebanon, sup-
port for free and fair democratic elections in Lebanon, and the development
of democratic institutions and safeguards to foster sovereign democratic
rule in Lebanon

Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H. Res. 273 offered by the
Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Florida
H. Res. 282, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding
manifestations of anti-Semitism by United Nations member states and
urging action against anti-Semitism by United Nations officials, United
Nations member states, and the Government of the United States, and
for other purposes

H. Con. Res. 153, Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President
of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May
2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partner-
ship between the United States and Afghanistan

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

RECOGNIZING THE MEXICAN HOLIDAY OF CINCO DE MAYO; HONORING SISTER DOROTHY STANG; RECOGNIZING THE 57TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL; URGING ROMANIA TO PROVIDE FAIR RESTITUTION FOR CONFISCATED PROPERTY; RECOGNIZING THE STEPS INDIA AND PAKISTAN HAVE TAKEN TOWARD BILATERAL PEACE; URGING THE WITHDRAWAL OF ALL SYRIAN FORCES FROM LEBANON; EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING ÁNTI-SEMITISM AT THE UN; AND WELCOMING THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES

TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2005

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS,

Washington, DC.

The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:34 a.m., in room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Henry J. Hyde [Chairman of the Committee] presiding.

Chairman HYDE. The Committee will come to order. The business meeting of the Committee will come to order. We have a series of noncontroversial bills on the agenda. It is the intention of the Chair to consider these measures en bloc and, by unanimous consent, authorize the Chair to seek consideration of the bills under suspension of the rules.

All Members are given leave to insert remarks on the measures into the record, should they choose to do so.

The Chair now recognizes Mr. Lantos, the Ranking Democrat.

Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for giving me an opportunity to say a few words about the resolution relating to Lebanon. I support all of the resolutions, and I merely wish to make a statement indicating my future intention concerning this subject.

The resolution before the Committee expresses Congress' ongoing concern that the withdrawal of Syrian troops and the intelligence officials from Lebanon be verifiably complete, and that the Lebanese people be allowed to choose their own leaders freely and fairly.

I commend my colleague and friend, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, for bringing these important issues before the Committee.

join with all of my colleagues in admiration of Lebanese people power, which defied the odds and succeeded in expelling all, or at least nearly all, of Syria's uniformed forces. I welcome what we all hope will be a peaceful transition to sovereign democratic rule in Lebanon.

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