[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E718]
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          ONCE AGAIN, BILL CLINTON SIDES AGAINST OUR MILITARY

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 28, 1995
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, last week, in a meeting with college 
students, President Clinton told them that it would be justifiable to 
remove ROTC programs from campuses if the colleges objected to the 
policy of ``don't ask, don't tell''.
  Mr. Speaker, as a consequence of the President's position, I intend 
to offer amendments to several of the appropriations bills to insure 
that no Federal financial assistance goes to any college or university 
which has a policy of denying ROTC on campus. A group of alternative 
lifestyle students and draft-dodging, socialist professors are simply 
not going to set defense policy in this country. And if they do deny 
ROTC programs on their campuses, they had better be prepared to go 
without Federal financial assistance of any kind.
  The U.S. Congress, after months of difficult work, reached a workable 
compromise. It was not a compromise that either side was particularly 
pleased with, but it was approved by the Congress and signed into law 
by President Clinton.
  If this President lacks the leadership to support this policy, I will 
reopen the issue and put it back on his desk several times this year 
and next, during the Presidential election. Once again, President 
Clinton is showing his true colors by supporting the alternative 
lifestyle crowd at the expense of our men and women in uniform.


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