,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #iee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,connolly 7= himself1 ,mr4             
,diaz-,bal>t1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4
 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4     
,gallagh]1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,bald]son1 
,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,mooney1 ,mr4      
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,fleis*mann1 ,mr4      
,co/a1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,doggett1    
,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4        
,malliotakis1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,kelly 
( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1   
,mrs4 ,h9son1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mrs4
 ,radewag51 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mr4 ,l\d]milk1 
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,waltz1   
,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,kean ( ,new ,j]sey1
 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4       
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1  
,mr4 ,ogles1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (  
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mrs4 ,kim 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans ( ,virg9ia1 
,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,huiz5ga1 & ,mr4      
,luetkemey]7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee

 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,comm5d+ ,taiwan = its hi/ory (         
democratic elections1 & express+ support
 ( ,taiwan 9 ! pres]vation ( its        
democratic in/itutions4  ,:]eas ,taiwan 
began transition+ to a lib]al democracy 
9 ! late #aihjs1 lift+ m>tial law 9     
#aihg & hold+ ! fir/ direct legislative 
election 9 #aiib & ! fir/ direct        
presid5tial election 9 #aiif2 ,:]eas    
,taiwan has n[ held #g presid5tial1 #i  
legislative1 & _m local elections s9ce !
 democratic transition1 all ( :i* 7     
free1 fair1 & repres5tative ( ! w ( ! p 
( ,taiwan2 ,:]eas ,taiwan has peacefully
 transf]r$ presid5tial p[] betwe5       
political p>ties #c times & peacefully  
transf]r$ p>liam5t>y p[] betwe5         
political p>ties #c times2 ,:]eas !     
peaceful transf] ( p[] is a b$rock ( a  
free1 /able1 & repres5tative political  
sy/em2 ,:]eas ! democratic in/itutions (
 ,taiwan respect ! fre$oms ( spee*1     
press1 assembly1 & religion1 & ! citiz5s
 ( ,taiwan h ex]cis$ ^! fre$oms 9       

practice1 build+ a vibrant civil        
society1 /rong j\rnali/ic & m$ia sector1
 & an advanc$ bus9ess community2 ,:]eas 
! rule ( law & vibrant civil society1   
div]se economy1 & /able political sy/em 
=m ! basis = ! prosp]ity & fre$oms (    
,taiwan1 :i* rank f> above ! global     
av]age2 ,:]eas ! lib]ty enjoy$ by !     
resid5ts ( ,taiwan /&s 9 />k contra/ to 
! dictator%ip ( ! prolet>iat exp]i5c$ by
 ! resid5ts ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  
,:]eas1 f #aidi until today1 ! p ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ! p ( ,taiwan h /ood z  
p>tn]s aga9/ co]cion1 ?reats ( w>1 &    
arm$ attacks f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 
& ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #ac1 #bjbd1 ,taiwan
 w hold its eigh? presid5tial election &
 t5? legislative election s9ce beg9n+ ! 
transition to democracy1 aft] :i* a new 
presid5t1 vice presid5t1 & legislature w
 take (fice3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 comm5ds       
,taiwan = ! example x has set =         
self-gov]nance1 n j = ! ,pacific region1
 b = ! _w2  7#b7 reg>ds ! democracy (   

,taiwan z a great /rategic /r5g? = !    
free _w & an indisp5sable compon5t (    
contempor>y ,unit$ ,/ates-,taiwan       
relations2  7#c7 rema9s conc]n$ ab\t    
int]f]5ce 9 ,taiwan's #bjbd elections by
 ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty2  7#d7 is     
committ$ to cont9u+ a /rong p>tn]%ip    
across diplomatic1 in=mation1 milit>y1  
economic1 & cultural doma9s1 reg>dless (
 ! outcome ( ,taiwan's #bjbd elections2 
&  7#e7 is committ$ to support+         
,taiwan's self-def5se & ! lib]ty ( its p
 ?r\gh effective det]r5ce us+ all       
elem5ts ( ,unit$ ,/ates p[]4