Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 208) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 208 Whereas the United States Government established diplomatic relations with the Government of Mongolia in January 1987, followed by the opening of a United States Embassy in Ulaanbaatar in June 1988; Whereas in 1990, the Government of Mongolia declared an end to 1-party Communist rule and initiated lasting democratic and free market reforms; Whereas the United States Government has a longstanding commitment, based on its interests and values, to encourage economic and political reforms in Mongolia, having made sizeable contributions to that end since 1991; Whereas in 1991, the United States-- (1) signed a bilateral trade agreement that restored normal trade relations with Mongolia; and (2) established a Peace Corps program in Mongolia that has had 869 total volunteers since 1991; Whereas in 1999, the United States granted permanent normal trade relations status to Mongolia; Whereas the Government of Mongolia has increasingly participated in the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstr…”