[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 13, 1994]
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                        REMEMBER PORT-AU-PRINCE?

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLANGER. Mr. Speaker, remember the Maine.
  Remember the Alamo.
  Remember Pearl Harbor.
  Remember Port-au-Prince?
  Not exactly a stirring reason to invade a country.
  Why is the Clinton administration blundering uncontrollably into a 
half-baked invasion of our tiny neighbor to the south?
  Why are we risking American lives to pursue domestic policies in 
foreign countries?
  Mr. Speaker, I have a better alternative to the Clinton policies.
  Let us lift economic santions so the poor Haitians will have a chance 
to eat.
  Let us sponsor new elections under United Nations supervision, so we 
can give the Haitian people a chance to select their own leaders. And 
let us leave our troops at home.
  Remember Port-au-Prince? Let us forget about an invasion.

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