[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 56 (Monday, April 29, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4112]
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                          GOOD NEWS ON BOSNIA

  (Mr. MONTGOMERY asked and was given permission to address the House 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the gentleman from 
Missouri for what he said today. I have been very concerned, Mr. 
Speaker, that we will not get those Americans in Bosnia out within 
year, and the gentleman from Missouri has been following up on that and 
that is good news.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MONTGOMERY. I yield to the gentleman from Missouri.
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I became quite concerned over this as a 
result of the New York Times article, and I subsequently wrote the 
President because the Secretary of State clearly said that we are not 
guaranteeing peace over there, that the 1 year of the IFOR and the 
American forces would give the warring parties the opportunity for 
peace, and the President in his letter dated April 22, which I received 
today, clearly states the administration's policy that they will be 
about a year. It gives the opportunity, though we are not guaranteeing 
it.
  That of course is good news for the families of all the Americans.
  Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I appreciate the 
gentleman's remarks.
  I want to say, Mr. Speaker, that I was in Bosnia. We have a wonderful 
Army over there, wonderful Air Force, Navy and Marines. They are all 
doing a good job, and especially the total forces working with the 
Reserves, the National Guard and active duty carrying on.

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