[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CARTERIZING OUR MILITARY

  (Mrs. SEASTRAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. SEASTRAND. Mr. Speaker, remember the Carter military buildup. 
Something about that statement doesn't ring true. And neither do the 
claims we have heard from the other side of the aisle about our 
proposal to strengthen our Nation's military.
  Yesterday, we passed the final piece of the crime package that will 
allow us to take back our streets. The National Security Revitalization 
Act will allow us to take back our military. Just as we gave the men 
and women in blue the tools to do their job, we owe it to our men and 
women in the military the resources to do their job, protect our 
freedom.
  This bill is about accountability. We will ensure that the United 
States is not a servant to the United Nations. No longer will our 
troops have to serve under foreign command. They will not serve in a 
blue baret when they serve the red, white, and blue.
  Yesterday, we kept our promises to fight crime. Today, we will keep 
our promise to fight for those men and women who are protecting our 
freedom.


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