[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H12312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       PROPOSED MOTION TO DENY MONEY FOR GROUND TROOPS TO BOSNIA

  (Mr. METCALF asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. METCALF. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the desk which I will 
not bring before the House this evening. My motion, had it passed, 
would have denied money to send ground troops to Bosnia without the 
President coming and essentially getting a complete accord with the 
House before he did that.
  I have withdrawn this motion, Mr. Speaker, and I will not act on this 
motion because I have been assured that the Committee on Rules will, on 
Thursday night, bring up a rule on the Hefley bill. The Hefley bill 
does the same thing in a different way. I am very supportive of that 
route also.
  I just want to say, Mr. Speaker, that I think before we allow money 
to be spent to send ground troops to Bosnia, we must get a complete 
explanation of what is the plan, what are the vital United States 
interests involved, what is the exit strategy. All these things are 
absolutely essential, and the Hefley bill will do this that.
  Mr. Speaker, at this time I will not bring up the motion, and we will 
have a vote on this before we go home for Thanksgiving, in my view.

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