Thomas Foley: “I want to applaud both the comments of the gentlewoman from Miami, Florida (Mrs. Meek), as well as the leadership of the…”

“I want to applaud both the comments of the gentlewoman from Miami, Florida (Mrs. Meek), as well as the leadership of the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw), who has been working very closely with our Florida Secretary of State in establishing what we hope will be an economic opportunity, an outstanding viable trade mission, something that will not only produce and provide jobs for Floridians and people who live in the United States, but will also serve as a welcome station for countries around the hemisphere. Clearly New York is blessed to have the United Nations, where people from all over the world assemble to debate and discuss the merits of international treaties, trade, and other important things that they consider. We now have a chance, through this legislation, this resolution, to establish the permanent Secretariat in Miami. This bill would make permanent Miami as its home, and we believe strongly as members of the South Florida delegation that it ought to be here in Miami, in Florida.”