The friendship the United States has with Uganda has grown since the 1986 election, and we appreciate the improvements in democracy that have been made there.
Johnny Isakson
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Johnny Isakson was a prominent Republican politician from Georgia who served as a United States Senator from 2005 until his resignation in 2019. Prior to his Senate tenure, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005. Throughout his political career, Isakson was known for his focus on issues such as education, healthcare, and veterans' affairs, often advocating for policies that supported these areas. He played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those related to nuclear energy and environmental regulations.
But if we have turned that paradigm and those countries are taking more of the ownership of the continuum of care, then it would be a great legacy for our entire country and what we did for mankind.
Benin has established quite a strong track record in terms of democracy and good governance, as well as human rights.
I think it is very important that America's diplomats and America's politicians speak forcefully when we see a human tragedy like what is going on at the hands of Kony.
I think one thing I would do if confirmed would be to stress in diplomacy and public diplomacy that these attributes are things that we, the United States, value very highly in Benin.
I think the enabling business environment and working with the government on labor issues, would support the kinds of conversations that I would want to have to encourage businessmen to look at Swaziland.
On behalf of the minority side, I yield back the remainder of our time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired. Under the previous order, the question is on agreeing to the conference report to accompany H.R. 658.
I appreciate your mentioning AGOA. For all of your benefit, the chairman and I offered an amendment to the bill we passed earlier this week on the EXIM Bank, which we did not call up, but we did it to send the signal that America needs to…
President Yayi's continuing reform efforts in Benin are helping to develop its economy and his collaborative efforts with fellow ECOWAS leaders have seen Benin emerge as a leader on the issues important to West Africa.
I was unavoidably detained during rollcall vote No. 3 on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2038. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' for rollcall vote No. 3 and I ask that the Record reflect that. I…





