[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 41 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WHO DO YOU TRUST--HAMAS OR THE USA?

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, there is a Member of this 
Congress, a Republican, who has told one of his colleagues that he 
``trusts Hamas more than he trusts our own Government.'' That is an 
outrageous and morally repugnant statement, Mr. Speaker.
  Hamas is a terrorist organization that targets, maims, and kills 
innocent men, women, and children. Which Member of Congress thinks they 
can trust that sick and twisted group more than our own Government. 
Whoever believes this doesn't deserve the right and privilege to serve 
in this Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, this anonymous Republican Member has disgraced him or 
herself and cast a cloud over the entire Congress. The Members and the 
American people deserve an explanation and an apology.
  Who among you? Who among you believes such a thing? Step forward and 
explain yourself. The American people are watching and waiting. For 
shame, Mr. Speaker, for shame.

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