HOUSE AMENDMENT
229-200AX-02E Bill No. HR 9005-E
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Diaz-Balart, Rich, Rubio, Feeney and Byrd
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18 That the House of Representatives, on behalf of the
19 citizens of Florida, asserts that it stands behind the efforts
20 of our President in support of the government and people of
21 Israel in this time of crisis; supports the State of Israel
22 and its citizens in the campaign against terror and in its
23 effort to root out the terrorist infrastructure currently
24 protected and encouraged by the Palestinian Authority and by
25 nations in the region waging war against Israel; recognizes
26 that, whether cave by cave in Afghanistan or house to house in
27 any area inhabited by terrorists, a war against terrorism
28 requires courage, conviction, and sustained effort over time;
29 and urges the President and Congress to withstand pressure
30 from those who would appease or accommodate terrorism in any
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
229-200AX-02E Bill No. HR 9005-E
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of
2 Representatives recognizes that Arab peoples the world over
3 wish for peace and calls upon all Arab nations to encourage
4 accountability in the peace process by facilitating the
5 establishment of democratic institutions of government within
6 the Palestinian Authority and encouraging the Palestinian
7 Authority to place in leadership those capable of and willing
8 to negotiate and consummate a permanent peace accord.
9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution
10 be distributed to the President of the United States, each
11 member of the Florida delegation to the United States
12 Congress, and the Israeli Ambassador to the United States.
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16 And the title is amended as follows:
17 remove: the entire title
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20 House Resolution
21 A resolution supporting the State of Israel in
22 its campaign against terrorism.
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24 WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, the United States of
25 America was struck by homicidal terrorists in attacks that
26 killed thousands of the nation's citizens, destroyed the World
27 Trade Center Towers in New York City, severely damaged the
28 Pentagon, and purposefully incinerated four commercial
29 aircraft, including their passengers and crews, by using those
30 planes as missiles of deadliest destruction, and
31 WHEREAS, the United States also laments the tragic loss
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Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
1 of life experienced by Israeli and Palestinian citizens during
2 recent hostilities in the Mideast and the United States is
3 currently engaged in international and domestic efforts of
4 historic proportions to curb terrorism against this country
5 and to assist our friends and allies who are engaged in
6 similar efforts, and
7 WHEREAS, Israel, the closest ally of the United States
8 in the Middle East, and a true democracy in that region, has
9 experienced within the last year a brutal spate of homicidal
10 terrorist activity against its civilians by groups sponsored
11 or harbored by the Palestinian Authority and its chairman,
12 Yasser Arafat, and substantially assisted by nations in the
13 region such as Iraq and Iran, and
14 WHEREAS, one of the most recent terrorist attacks
15 horrified the world by targeting worshipers celebrating the
16 Jewish holiday of Passover, thereby constituting an assault on
17 all people of faith who cherish religious observance, NOW,
18 THEREFORE,
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