,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #c1        
#bjag,mr4 ,langevin 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,donovan7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives regarding
 the recent presidential elections and  
transfer of power in ,the ,gambia1 and  
for other purposes4  ,whereas for the   
past #bb years1 ,the ,gambia has been   
ruled by ,president ,yahya ,jammeh      
following a coup in #aiid2 ,whereas     
,president ,jammeh ruled without regard 
for human rights1 respect for the law or
 political process1 concern for         
responsible and legal international     
trade1 and esteem for journalists or a  
free press2 ,whereas ,president         
,jammeh's #bb-year rule was upended in  
,the ,gambia's ,december #bjaf election 
loss to ,adama ,barrow1 leading to a    
subsequent denouncement of the election1

 a legal challenge contesting its       
results1 a refusal to step down as      
,president1 and the declaration of a    
state of emergency to forcibly extend   
his term2 ,whereas the ,department of   
,state has called this action an        
unacceptable breach of faith and called 
upon ,president ,jammeh to relinquish   
his authority2 ,whereas the ,economic   
,community of ,west ,african ,states    
7,,ecowas7 has pursued peaceful         
mediation of the matter at hand1        
provided refuge for ,gambian citizens   
fleeing the country in the wake of the  
ongoing civil and political unrest1 and 
maintained a steadfast loyalty to       
democracy2 and ,whereas ,president      
,jammeh has seemingly relinquished power
 and fled ,the ,gambia in exile3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,house of ,representatives that--
 7#a7 the state of emergency in ,the    
,gambia be resolved with the peaceful   
installation of ,president ,barrow2     
7#b7 ,,ecowas peacekeeping forces       

continue the humanitarian work in       
conjunction with ,the ,gambian military 
to ensure security for ,president       
,barrow's transition to authority2  7#c7
 ,president ,barrow seek to preside over
 ,the ,gambia with a steady hand1 with  
high regard for human rights1 and       
through promotion of the free press2 and
  7#d7 the peaceful transition of power 
is a time-honored tradition that must be
 upheld1 unequivocally1 across the globe
 following any and all free and open    
election proceedings4