[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 18] [House] [Page 23431] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]COMMEMORATING ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NOVEMBER 9, 2005, TERRORIST ATTACKS IN AMMAN, JORDAN Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on International Relations be discharged from further consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1095) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the November 9, 2005, terrorist attacks in Amman, Jordan, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Indiana? There was no objection. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1095 Whereas on November 9, 2005, a series of terrorist bombs exploded at the Radisson, Hyatt, and Days Inn hotels in Amman, Jordan, resulting in the deaths of scores of civilians and the injuries of hundreds of others; Whereas Jordan has been targeted in several terrorist attacks over the past few years and likely remains a target for Islamic extremists; Whereas Jordan provided unequivocal support to the United States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; Whereas Jordan has arrested suspected terrorists with possible ties to Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda organization and has provided other critical support to the global war on terrorism; and Whereas Jordan remains a firm ally of the United States in the global war against terrorism and in helping to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives-- (1) notes with sorrow the one-year anniversary of the November 9, 2005, terrorist attacks in Amman, Jordan; (2) condemns in the strongest possible terms the November 9, 2005, terrorist attacks; (3) expresses its ongoing condolences to the families and friends of those individuals who were killed in the attacks and its sympathies to those individuals who were injured; (4) reiterates its support of the Jordanian people and its government; (5) values the strong and lasting friendship between Jordan and the United States and the continuing cooperation of the two nations in political, economic, and humanitarian endeavors; and (6) expresses its readiness to support and assist the Jordanian authorities in their efforts to pursue, disrupt, undermine, and dismantle the networks that plan and carry out such terrorist attacks as the November 9, 2005, terrorist attacks in Amman, Jordan. The resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________