[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 119 (Saturday, August 20, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 20, 1994]
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              ADMINISTRATION SPEAKING WITH MULTIPLE VOICES

  (Mr. FROST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, yesterday a memorandum from John Deutsch, a 
high ranking official at the Department of Defense, to the Members of 
the Defense Resources Board, was made public, which called for the 
cancellation of the V-22 helicopter. I would like to read a letter 
written by the Vice President of the United States to the employees of 
Textron in his home State of Tennessee less than a month ago.

       During the 1992 campaign, I visited the Bell Helicopter 
     Textron plant in Fort Worth. As I said at that time, I 
     support the V-22 because of its tilt rotor technology, its 
     dual use as a military and commercial transport aircraft, and 
     its potential as a major export product for the American 
     aerospace program.
       I said then that if Bill Clinton were elected President, 
     our administration would be committed to building the V-22 on 
     schedule. Our commitment has not changed.

  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the administration not to speak with 
multiple voices, but to speak clearly with one voice in favor of the V-
22.

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