[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 67 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RESPONSE OF LORAL CORPORATION TO ALLEGATIONS

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am holding in my hand a copy of the 
Loral Corporation's 2-page statement in response to allegations that 
Loral gave sensitive information to Communist China. This statement is 
stunning in its claim of innocence.
  While the statement may be factually accurate, what is stunning and 
misleading is what is left out, what Loral does not say, and most of 
all the questions which remain unanswered. I urge every Member of this 
body, Democrats and Republicans alike, to read this statement by Loral 
and ask themselves if they are satisfied with its replies. Ask 
themselves the following questions:
  Is Loral arguing that its review of the China rocket failures did not 
help the Communist Chinese government perfect its Long March missile?
  Does Loral explain why it released its report to the Chinese before 
seeking approval from the State Department?
  Does Loral fail to mention that high-technology transfers were under 
criminal investigation at the Justice Department for previous 
technology transfers to Communist China at the time of President 
Clinton's February 19, 1998, waiver?
  Loral must come forward and provide more answers than these.

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