[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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