IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 353 
Commending the people of the Republic of Haiti for holding democratic 
elections on February 7, 2006, and congratulating President-elect Rene 
Garcia Preval on his victory in these elections. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2006 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. ENGEL, 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. 
DELAHUNT, Mr. FOLEY, and Ms. LEE) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Re-
lations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Commending the people of the Republic of Haiti for holding 
democratic elections on February 7, 2006, and congratu-
lating President-elect Rene Garcia Preval on his victory 
in these elections. 
Whereas the Republic of Haiti held democratic presidential 
and legislative elections on February 7, 2006; 
Whereas reports indicate that the elections were peaceful and 
that 2.2 million Haitians—more than 60 percent of reg-
istered voters—participated in the elections; 
Whereas many Haitians walked miles on election day to reach 
a polling station and waited for hours in line to exercise 
their right to vote; 
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•HCON 353 IH 
Whereas the participation of an overwhelming number of 
Haitians in the elections demonstrates the commitment 
of the Haitian people to democracy; 
Whereas on February 16, 2006, Rene Garcia Preval was de-
clared the winner of the presidential election with 51.15 
percent of the vote; 
Whereas on February 23, 2006, the White House announced 
that President George W. Bush phoned President-elect 
Rene Garcia Preval to congratulate him on his victory in 
the elections and to discuss cooperation in Haiti’s eco-
nomic development and the fight against the illegal drug 
trade; 
Whereas the elections of February 7, 2006, are a sign of 
hope for the future of the people of Haiti; 
Whereas violence and natural disasters have caused tremen-
dous suffering and loss of life in Haiti; 
Whereas the people of Haiti would benefit from efforts to 
achieve national reconciliation; and 
Whereas the elected government of Haiti will need the sup-
port and assistance of the United States and the inter-
national community to ensure social and economic devel-
opment and to improve the lives of the Haitian people: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) commends the people of the Republic of 
Haiti for holding democratic elections on February 
7, 2006; 
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(2) congratulates President-elect Rene Garcia 
Preval on his victory in these historic elections; and 
(3) pledges its support and assistance for na-
tional reconciliation, democracy, and development for 
the people of Haiti. 
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