[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        FOREIGN RELATIONS REVITALIZATION ACT SHOULD BE DEFEATED

  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, Sam Gibbons is an internationalist, and 
I join with many in the tribute to this great legislator.
  Today we do not have an internationalist bill on the floor, the 
Foreign Relations Revitalization Act. It forces the consolidation of 
agencies, which is the President's prerogative. The levels necessary to 
conduct foreign policy are just not there. It get involved in China 
policy when we should basically be staying away. It put restrictions on 
our relations with Vietnam. It put restrictions on our participation in 
international organizations. It has severe restrictions on our family 
planning policies.
  Mr. Speaker, this is not a bipartisan bill, it is a partisan bill. It 
should be defeated. The President's veto should be upheld, and we 
should not stand for partisanship at a time when our foreign policy 
should be bipartisan.

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