{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2140-3", "2006-12-08", 109, 2, null, null, "IN HONOR OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PACIFIC UNION (DPU)", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2140", "E2141", "[{\"name\": \"Pete Sessions\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "152 Cong. Rec. E2140", "Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E2140-E2141]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n   IN HONOR OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PACIFIC UNION (DPU)\n\n                                 ______\n\n                           HON. PETE SESSIONS\n\n                                of texas\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                      Wednesday, December 6, 2006\n\n  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the members\nof the Democratic Pacific Union. On the 60th anniversary of the end of\nWorld War II (August 14, 2005), the Democratic Pacific Union (DPU) was\nformally inaugurated in Taipei, Taiwan. The ceremony drew 76\ndignitaries from 23 countries, including the presidents and vice\npresidents of Taiwan, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Palau. The\nUnion's goal is to promote democracy and encourage contacts among its\n28 member democracies. Taiwan Vice President Lu Hsiu-lien was elected\nChair of the Union.\n  Since its inception, the Union has established a Secretariat and\npublished its first quarterly, planned regular regional meetings in the\nEast and the West Pacific regions, initiated the Pacific Economic\nAdvisory Group and the Pacific Congressional Caucus, and additionally\nestablished a training program for typhoon and flood disaster\nreduction. The DPU has offered scholarships to students of member\nstates to study in Taiwan, planned a Pacific university network in\nTaiwan, and invited distinguished women to come to Taiwan to discuss\nwomen's issues in the Pacific region. Other initiatives have been\nintroduced to promote democratic values and prosperity among member\nstates.\n  There is little question that the Democratic Pacific Union has\nachieved a great deal during its short history. Its goals of promoting\nand spreading democracy are laudable and complement with our values. We\nshould encourage the leaders of the Democratic Pacific\n\n[[Page E2141]]\n\nUnion by endorsing their goals and objectives as well as learning from\nthem. I am certain that the Union will attract more members and win\neven greater international recognition in the months and years ahead.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2140-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 23.021752946078777, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}