[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 13, 1994]
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          PUBLIC HEARINGS NEEDED BEFORE ANY INVASION OF HAITI

  (Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, the President has made it abundantly clear 
that he is about to order United States servicemen into battle in 
Haiti. Though he has sought the approval of the U.N. Security Council 
and other foreign powers, the President has not yet made his case to 
the American people or to the Congress that U.S. security and U.S. 
interests justify the risk to American lives.
  Today I called on the chairman of our Committee on Foreign Affairs to 
hold public hearings to hear from Secretary of State Christopher and 
Secretary of Defense Perry on this momentous issue. I hope that we will 
do so, and do it promptly, including considering legislation that 
reflects the will of the Congress on this issue.
  The American people expect no less from us than to debate and examine 
this matter fully and put ourselves on the record before any U.S. armed 
personnel put their lives on the line.

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