[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 71 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
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                         SIX WEEKS AND NO REPLY

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I am losing my patience with our 
present administration.
  On April 26, I forwarded a letter to Secretary of State Warren 
Christopher, asking him to specifically answer four questions on the 
administration's policy shift in Bosnia--the proposed lifting of the 
arms embargo.
  That same afternoon I delivered a 1-minute statement on this very 
spot outlining the principal points in my letter to the State 
Department.
  Four weeks later, my staff followed up with a call to the State 
Department Congressional Liaison's Office, and they were assured that a 
response was a mere day or two away.
  But, to date, neither I nor my staff have received any answer--not 
even a postcard of acknowledgement. This is outrageous.
  Why no response? Am I to assume that this is yet another example of 
President Clinton's foreign policy wavering? Or is this merely his lack 
of political common sense?
  Mr. Speaker, we need to have an open discussion and free debate on an 
issue of this magnitude
  This is not about whether or not I believe that this proposed policy 
shift is right or wrong--its about open communications.
  I urge all my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats alike, to join me 
in calling on President Clinton and the administration to not only 
answer my questions, but all our questions.

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