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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 264

Expressing the sense of Congress to welcome the Prime Minister of India,

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on the occasion of his visit to the United States,

and to affirm that India is a valued friend and partner and an important

ally in the campaign against international terrorism.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 7, 2001

Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. HYDE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. ROYCE, Ms. PELOSI, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr.

KNOLLENBERG, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr.

WEXLER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mrs. MALONEY of New

York, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. LEE, Mr. ABERCROMBIE,

Mr. HOLT, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. HILLIARD, Ms. BERKLEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. ROYBALALLARD, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. SAXTON, Ms.

HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. HORN,

Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. KIRK, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr.

SCHIFF, Mr. MCNULTY, and Mr. PALLONE) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International

Relations

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of Congress to welcome the Prime

Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on the occasion

of his visit to the United States, and to affirm that

India is a valued friend and partner and an important

ally in the campaign against international terrorism.
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Whereas Congress is pleased to welcome the Prime Minister

of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on his visit to the United

States;

Whereas the United States and India, the world’s two largest

democracies, are natural allies, based on their shared values and common interests in building a stable, peaceful,

and prosperous world in the 21st century;

Whereas from the very day that the terrorist attacks in New

York and Washington occurred, India has expressed its

condolences for the terrible losses, its solidarity with the

American people, and its pledge of full cooperation in the

campaign against international terrorism;

Whereas India, which has been on the front lines in the fight

against international terrorism for many years, directly

shares America’s grief over the terrorist attacks against

the United States on September 11, 2001, with the number of missing Indian nationals and persons of Indian origin estimated at 250;

Whereas the United States and India are engaged as partners in a global coalition to combat the scourge of international terrorism, a partnership that began well before

the tragic events of September 11, 2001;

Whereas cooperation between India and the United States extends beyond the current international campaign against

terrorism, and has been steadily developing over recent

years in such areas as preserving stability and growth in

the global economy, protecting the environment, combating infectious diseases, and expanding trade, especially

in emerging knowledge-based industries and high technology areas; and
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Whereas more than 1,000,000 Americans of Indian heritage

have contributed immeasurably to American society:

Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress—

3 (1) to welcome the Prime Minister of India,

4 Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to the United States;

5 (2) to express profound gratitude to the Gov6 ernment of India for its expressions of sympathy for

7 the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and its

8 demonstrated willingness to fully cooperate with the

9 United States in the campaign against terrorism;

10 and

11 (3) to pledge commitment to the continued ex12 pansion of friendship and cooperation between the

13 United States and India.

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