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“And I rise in support of this measure. Mr. Speaker, I want to also thank Mr. Salmon from Arizona, who chairs our Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, for authoring this bill. I am proud to be a cosponsor. The International Criminal Police Organization, what we call INTERPOL, helps law enforcement agencies around the world collaborate with one another. Thanks to INTERPOL, a task force in New York can share information with a police agency in Hamburg or flag a terrorist suspect for authorities in Tokyo. Sensitive information about criminals or missing persons is available at the push of a button for INTERPOL's members. For decades, it has been a vital tool for global security. Until 1984, Taiwan was a member of INTERPOL; but since the People's Republic of China applied for membership, Taiwan has been left out. This is ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous. Taiwan has the 16th or 17th largest economy in the world. And anyone who has ever been to Taiwan, as I have and as my colleague has, will just be amazed at the democracy they have built themselves on that tiny island. The fact is that they look to the United States for protecting them and helping them. Because just like we share the same values with Israel, we share the same values with Taiwan, and that is why we work with them.…”