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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 544 Introduced in House (IH)]

106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 544

 Congratulating the people of the United Mexican States on the success 
          of their democratic elections held on July 2, 2000.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2000

 Mr. Gallegly (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Ballenger, 
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
Payne, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) submitted the following resolution; which 
        was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Congratulating the people of the United Mexican States on the success 
          of their democratic elections held on July 2, 2000.

Whereas the United States and Mexico have a long history of close relations and 
        share a wide range of interests;
Whereas the people of the United States and the people of Mexico have extensive 
        cultural and historical ties that bind together families and communities 
        across national boundaries;
Whereas a democratic, peaceful, and prosperous Mexico is of vital importance to 
        the security of the United States;
Whereas a close relationship between the United States and Mexico, based on 
        mutual respect and understanding, is important to the people of both 
        nations;
Whereas Mexican leaders from across the political spectrum and representatives 
        of civil society recognized the need for political and electoral reform 
        and took important steps to achieve these goals;
Whereas on July 2, 2000, nearly two-thirds of all eligible voters in Mexico 
        participated in the national election;
Whereas both domestic and international election observers declared the July 2nd 
        elections to be the fairest and most transparent in Mexico's history;
Whereas the election of Vincente Fox marks the first transition in power at the 
        presidential level in 71 years from the ruling Institutional 
        Revolutionary Party (PRI), completing Mexico's transition to a total 
        multi-party democratic system;
Whereas Vincente Fox, the winning presidential candidate, and Ernesto Zedillo, 
        the current president, have both pledged themselves to a peaceful and 
        cooperative transition of power; and
Whereas this transparent, fair and democratic election should be broadly 
        commended: Now, therefore be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the people and Government of the United 
        Mexican States for the successful completion of the democratic 
        multiparty elections for president and the legislature;
            (2) commends all the citizens and political parties of 
        Mexico for their participation in the democratic process and 
        their strong support for the strengthening of their democracy;
            (3) congratulates President-elect Vincente Fox for his 
        election victory and his strong commitment to democracy and a 
        free-market oriented economy; and
            (4) reaffirms the United States friendship with the United 
        Mexican States and our unequivocal commitment to encouraging 
        democracy throughout Latin America.
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