Before yielding back the balance of our time, I want to express my appreciation to the chairman of our Pacific and Asian Subcommittee for his extraordinary work on this and all other issues, and I want to identify myself with the powerful and persuasive statements of my friend and colleague, Eni Faleomavaega.
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