[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 20, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3492]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




NATIONAL SECURITY IS MOST IMPORTANT IN INVESTIGATING MISSILE TECHNOLOGY 
                           TRANSFER TO CHINA

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, I am sure my Democrat colleagues will 
exhibit the same zeal and passion to get to the truth about the 
allegations of missile technology to Communist China as they are about 
finding answers to the question of who hired Craig Livingstone, or 
about how the White House ended up with 900 FBI files on Republicans, 
or about 92 witnesses that have either fled the country or taken the 
Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying, and about why Mrs. Hubbell is 
afraid, very afraid, of losing her job if Webster Hubbell cooperates 
with Judge Starr.
  If the past is any guide, I am sure the Democrats will leave no stone 
unturned in seeking the truth about these stunning revelations about 
illegal campaign contributions in return for missile technology to 
Communist China.
  That said, I urge my colleagues to investigate this matter with their 
minds focused on one thing and one thing only: National security. 
National security is not a partisan issue. It is about protecting our 
values and our way of life from those whose entire political system is 
hostile to our belief in freedom, the rule of law, individual rights, 
and the right to worship God as we see fit.

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