Political Quotes

“I rise today to welcome and pay tribute to the inaugural visit by a parliamentary delegation from the state of Kuwait. This is the first time we have been able to host 12 members of the new National Assembly in that country. In fact, Mr. Speaker, during the debate before and after Desert Storm, there was much criticism on the floor of this body and the other body that Kuwait had not done enough to extend democracy to its people. In fact, the National Assembly has been in place for several years and is in fact taking separate positions from the Emir and is beginning to play its role representing the citizens of that Nation. The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ahmed Abdul-Aziz Al-Saadoon, is here leading that delegation. We officially welcome that delegation and look forward to an ongoing dialog with Members of our Congress from both parties. I am extremely pleased to hear that our Speaker and leadership of the minority party are meeting with the delegation, and I would remind my colleagues that this evening between 5:30 and 7:30 my colleague from the other side, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Pete Geren], and I will be hosting a reception, and I would encourage all of our colleagues to come out and to interact with the leaders of the National Assembly from Kuwait.”