[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 11, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              ADMINISTRATION'S NEW VIETNAM POLICY IS WRONG

  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, today is a very, very sad day for America, 
but it is an even sadder day for American families who are waiting word 
on loved ones that have been designated as MIA's or POW's in Vietnam. 
The policy of normalizing relations with Vietnam, which will be 
announced today by the President of the United States, is a slap in the 
face at those families who are waiting word on their loved ones.
  This is not a correct policy, this is a wrong policy, and until the 
Government of Vietnam comes forward and accounts for all of those who 
have been missing in action or designated as POW's, we should not 
normalize relations with Vietnam. We should not do it for economic 
reasons. That is the worst reason to do it. What we should be saying to 
them is ``give us a full accounting.'' We owe it to the people who have 
lost their loved ones.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope that all Americans will speak out against this.

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