Ed Royce: “Let me just start by thanking Mr. Sires, the author of this measure, and I rise in support of it. It reaffirms the…”

“Let me just start by thanking Mr. Sires, the author of this measure, and I rise in support of it. It reaffirms the United States-Argentina partnership. After over a decade of economic mismanagement and corruption and alliances with the likes of Iran--well, we should say the Ayatollah in Iran--and alliances with the regime in Venezuela, the people of Argentina used their vote to usher in a new era of what I would call economic common sense and a new era of regional leadership. Since assuming the Presidency in December 2015, President Macri has undertaken difficult economic reforms to undo the damage caused by his predecessor's policy and taken reforms to return to the global markets. He tore up the laughable agreement that President Cristina Kirchner signed with Iran to investigate the 1994 Hezbollah bombing of the Jewish community center, which killed 85 and injured hundreds of other people in the Jewish community in Argentina. He has shown regional leadership in condemning Venezuela's human and democratic rights violations. As the new Argentinian Government undertakes difficult reforms, it needs the moral support of its allies in the region, including the support of this body. This measure seeks to reaffirm the partnership, the friendship that we share with Argentina. It commends the government's hard work in bringing Argentina back from economic ruin.…”