wasn't once again, it remains sort of authoritarian look much, much better than the predecessor mr. kareem of, i think for the western powers for china, the important thing is how you know, how to basically, lee, it is to conquer the economic market. it's a huge country, it's 25000000 people. it's a, it has vast and natural resources. so it's a look at the market for all these countries. the u. s. is still interested in continuing its military relations with a, with, with us bankers. and obviously russia is continuing to exercise a soft power, economic power, et cetera. ah, the, the big question is whether you know that situation little's been of ganeth down will spill over to these countries. there's a lot of concern that they at least stay secular and do not fall prey to the extremist influence is coming from afghanistan. and mind you there was mega center has had a very difficult relationship with, with a muslim extremists, it has imprisoned thousands of members of the his birthday party. some of them had been leased, et cetera. ah, but there's still a lot of concern of which way was ba

corporal rylee mccollum, lance corporal dylan merola, lance corporal kareem nikoui, navy corps man maxton soviak, and staff sergeant ryan knauss. mr. speaker, as we recognize these extraordinary heroes and also understand that this honor cannot come close to filling the void left by their loss, i cannot think of anyone more deserving of such a distinction. these brave service members represent the very best of america. knowingly putting themselves in harm's way to help evacuate thousands from the region. a true embodiment of the american spirit. their legacies live on in the thousands of afghan refugees they saved who now have an opportunity to live lives free of violence and persecution. and so as we represent these extraordinary american heroes and recognize them with the congressional gold medal, let us all live lives worthy of their sacrifice and service to our great nation. i urge all my colleagues to vote yes and to join me in honoring these great american heroes. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california reserves. the gentlewoman from missouri is recognized. mrs.

corporal rylee mccollum, lance corporal dylan merola, lance corporal kareem nikoui, navy corps man maxton soviak, and staff sergeant ryan knauss. mr. speaker, as we recognize these extraordinary heroes and also understand that this honor cannot come close to filling the void left by their loss, i cannot think of anyone more deserving of such a distinction. these brave service members represent the very best of america. knowingly putting themselves in harm's way to help evacuate thousands from the region. a true embodiment of the american spirit. their legacies live on in the thousands of afghan refugees they saved who now have an opportunity to live lives free of violence and persecution. and so as we represent these extraordinary american heroes and recognize them with the congressional gold medal, let us all live lives worthy of their sacrifice and service to our great nation. i urge all my colleagues to vote yes and to join me in honoring these great american heroes. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california reserves. the gentlewoman from missouri is recognized. mrs.