i yield back.
the speaker pro tempore: the
gentlelady yields back.
the gentleman from new jersey is
recognized.
mr. smith: i yield one minute to
the distinguished gentleman from
illinois, mr. dold.
the speaker pro tempore: the
gentleman from illinois is
recognized for one minute.
mr. dold: thank you, mr.
speaker.
i thank the gentleman for
yielding.
since 1947, 49 million induce in
bangladesh have gone missing.
at a recent hindu-american
foundation report concluded that
the hindus of bangladesh
continue to be victims of daily
acts of murder, rape,
kidnapping, temple destruction,
and physical intimidation.
.
an authority on human rights
abuses in bangladesh has
described to me on several
occasions the atrocities and
human rights abuses suffered by
bangladeshi's hindus that he has
verified.
other groups like the christian
asyrians in iraq, the suffering
of the prisoners in iran and the
millions of others proseek to
practice their religion -- who