[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 14, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: June 14, 1994]
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             SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON MISSILE DEFENSE

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Madam Speaker, I would like to commend to my colleagues' 
attention an article in this week's Defense News concerning a critical 
missile defense test in 1984 that some Members of Congress have alleged 
was faked by the Department of Defense.
  I bring this up this morning because in view of what we saw in the 
gulf war and the situation we are facing today in Korea, you would 
think every Member of this body would want to move forward aggressively 
in missile defense research, testing, and deployment. However, 
allegations of this faked test have been cited on the House floor as a 
major reason why we have cut funding for these programs.
  Today's report states that the GAO's investigation completely 
supports the Pentagon. There was no cheating by DOD on these critical 
tests. Instead, the tests proved that missile defense can work; that 
is, SDI.
  We are cutting defense too much too quickly, and in recent years, we 
have cut vital research into missile defense technology by too much. 
During the recent D-day commemoration, it was often said that our 
greatest responsibility is to hand down a safer world to our children. 
I strongly agree. One way we can do that is through making missile 
defense a reality.

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