[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 21, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: September 21, 1994]



                     REAL CHANGE, NOT REDEFINITION

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the administration is claiming 
credit for solving the problem in Haiti they themselves created--like a 
kid who intentionally jumps into the mud and then wants a reward for 
taking a bath.
  Worse than this spectacle is the specter of thousands of American 
troops remaining indefinitely in Haiti. Occupation is better than 
invasion, but it is still bad policy.
  President Clinton told America he ordered troops to Haiti because 
General Cedras and his henchmen were murderers, rapists, and torturers. 
Now, out of mutual respect he has agreed to give these same people 
amnesty and honorable retirement.
  The administration's redefinition of good foreign policy is as 
misguided as their redefinition of good domestic policy: more spending 
and regulations, higher taxes and interest rates, and the systematic 
deconstruction of family values.
  America wants real change, not redefinition. Next Tuesday, 
Republicans will guarantee it by signing a contract with America.
  A campaign promise is one thing, a signed contract is another. Real 
change, not redefinition; Republicans will guarantee it in writing.

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