[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H9383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    FOLLOWING THE ORDERS OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION MUST STOP

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, it is time to give law enforcement officials 
the tools they need to prevent terrorist attacks in America. The 
Republican leadership must schedule a vote immediately on stronger 
measures to fight terrorism.
  These proposals--requiring taggants in explosives and enhanced 
wiretapping authority--are absolutely critical in the war against 
terrorism.
  These provisions should already be law, but were dropped from the 
original antiterrorism bill that Congress passed earlier this year.
  They were dropped because this Republican Congress followed the 
orders of the National Rifle Association and took them out.
  That was unacceptable then and it is unacceptable now.
  Speaker Gingrich must not allow the NRA to hold up swift passage of 
tough antiterrorism legislation. The Republican leadership must choose 
the safety and welfare of the American people over the objections of 
the NRA. This Republican Congress has spent the last 17 months 
following the orders of the NRA and it must stop.
  Congress must take a united stand against terrorism both foreign and 
domestic now. We must make it very clear that we will use all the 
resources at our disposal to prevent and punish acts of terror.

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