[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 95 (Wednesday, July 20, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 20, 1994]
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                          DO NOT INVADE HAITI

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, incredibly, the B-team of foreign policy 
advisors at the White House is still racing headlong toward a dangerous 
military operation in Haiti. Why? Not because Haiti represents a 
national security threat to the United States. Not because American 
interests in Haiti have been threatened. And not because American lives 
are at stake.
  The answer seems to be that domestic political pressures from special 
interests have convinced the President that invasion may be his only 
choice. Fully two-thirds of the American people oppose U.S. military 
intervention, as would a majority of Members of this body if given a 
chance to express our will. Nevertheless, this morning's Washington 
Post outlines the ongoing groundwork being laid for an invasion.
  Mr. Speaker, there are better solutions for Haiti. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in cosponsoring House Concurrent Resolution 269. 
Send the message to the President: Do not invade Haiti.

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