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Mark Kelly: “I rise this evening simply to concur with the distinguished chairman of the Committee on International Relations. We…”

On the recordJune 26, 1997
I rise this evening simply to concur with the distinguished chairman of the Committee on International Relations. We have in Albania a situation where there is a nation emerging from a long darkness into the full-fledged sunshine of democracy. I feel that we in Congress need to do all that we can to support and encourage this nation. I strongly stand behind the distinguished gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Traficant] and the distinguished chairman of the Committee on International Relations, the gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman].
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Expressing support for Albania's transition to democracy during a discussion on international relations.

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