[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
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 CALLING FOR AN END TO SANCTIONS AND ANY PLANS OF MILITARY INVASION OF 
                                 HAITI

  (Mr. DUNCAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, There have been many reports in the New York 
Times and other places, that the administration is planning a military 
invasion of Haiti.
  Lending credence to these reports is the fact that the Democrats in 
this body have just voted down requiring the President to get the 
approval of Congress before such an invasion.
  The American people do not want a military invasion of Haiti.
  There is no threat to our national security there.
  There is no vital U.S. national interest there.
  If we invade Haiti, it will be for the very worst of reasons--simply 
to satisfy domestic political considerations.
  Aristide, who some say is not even a stable person, is not worth one 
American life.
  We cannot afford the hundreds of millions a long occupation would 
require.
  According to Senator Graham, of the President's own party, our 
sanctions against Haiti are not hurting the rich, but they are starving 
the poor.
  For the sake of poor people in Haiti, we should end United States 
sanctions immediately.
  For the sake of poor and middle income taxpayers here, we should 
cancel all plans for an expensive, unnecessary, and unjustified, 
invasion of Haiti.

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