[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 20, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H3494-H3495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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     QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED BY LORAL SPACE AND COMMUNICATIONS

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, I have here in my hand a copy of a two-page 
statement released by the Loral Space and Communications Group in 
response to recent allegations that, after large contributions to the 
Democrat party, Loral aided the communist Chinese government with the 
development of the ``Long March'' missile, jeopardizing the security of 
the United States.
  As always, the scandal is not what is in the statement but what is 
left out, what Loral is not telling us. If Loral is correct that no 
sensitive information and no significant technology was conveyed to the 
Chinese, why then did the State Department and the Defense Department 
oppose the administration's granting of a waiver?
  Did Loral violate its own policy by providing a report to the 
Communist Chinese before consulting with the State Department? Was not 
Loral specifically advised by the U.S. Government not to go forward 
with their review of the Chinese investigation of the ``Long March'' 
missile failure?

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  I assume Loral's claim of innocence is correct, but questions remain 
unanswered. That is why I ask all Members of Congress who care about 
our national security to join in an effort to find out the answers to 
these questions.

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