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




           TRANSFERRING MISSILE TECHNOLOGY TO CHINA IS WRONG

  (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, the national security of the United States 
has been damaged, in my opinion, by the action of Hughes Electronic 
Corporation and Loral Space and Communications. They have transferred 
sensitive missile technology to the Chinese in violation of our laws.
  The President of the United States is supposed to protect and defend 
the interest of the United States. But it seems that when it comes to 
our foreign policies and trade policies, this administration's attitude 
is that it has been elected to defend the interests of multinational 
companies who promise big campaign contributions.
  Instead of pursuing legal actions against these companies, our 
President has, instead, tried to help them cover their tracks on this 
issue. He needs to be more concerned about the national security of the 
United States than he is with the security of a friend who happens to 
raise a lot of campaign contributions for the President's party.
  I do not know if there is a quid pro quo. I do not care. I do not 
know if $100,000 is involved or not, but it is wrong to transfer 
missile technology to China.

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