[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 18, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: May 18, 1994]
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                     IT IS A QUESTION OF LEADERSHIP

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House and to 
revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, Candidate Clinton promised laser-like focus on 
domestic issues. President Clinton is following through. But 
unfortunately the world isn't standing still while the President and 
his advisors scramble to catch up on international affairs.
  While we tend to our knitting at home there is other knitting going 
on in the world, and there are now lots of loose ends, dangerous lose 
ends.
  The nuclear standoff in North Korea, unrest and violence in Bosnia 
and crisis in Haiti all provide startling pictures of the disarray our 
foreign policy finds itself in. President Clinton thinks the American 
people don't care--but the public is alarmed by the inconsistent and 
ineffective foreign policy we are witnessing. Only 13 percent believe, 
according to polls, the administration has a clear foreign policy, only 
13 percent, and 53 percent outright oppose what he is doing. Mr. 
Speaker, the President must understand world events are too important 
for a passing glance. It is time to focus and it is a question of 
leadership.

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