[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 29, 1994]
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               THE FAILED ADMINISTRATION POLICY ON HAITI

  (Mr. CANADY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CANADY. Mr. Speaker, the failure of the Clinton administration 
policy on Haiti is becoming more and more obvious each day. The current 
exodus of Haitians from their troubled country is the wholly 
predictable consequence of an ill-conceived and mismanaged policy. If 
the administration stays on its present course, a disaster is likely to 
ensue.
  To get off on the right track, Mr. Speaker, the administration should 
act to end the embargo of the Haitian people without further delay. The 
embargo is causing terrible suffering to the Haitian people, and it is 
driving them to seek refuge from the economic chaos caused by the 
embargo. There is no denying that the exodus of Haitians we have seen 
in recent days is the direct result of the ill-conceived embargo.
  The administration should also end its support for Mr. Aristide, who 
has demonstrated that he is unlikely to ever be the unifying force 
needed to bring peace and prosperity to the Haitian people.
  The administration's current policy is failing to protect not only 
the interests of the United States, but also the interests of the 
Haitian people themselves. It needs to be changed.

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