[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     PRESIDENT ASKS AMERICA TO BLINDLY TRUST THE COMMUNIST CHINESE

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, the President is back from a $50 million 
trip to China and he said that the Chinese now plan to move their 
nuclear-tipped missiles away from American children and American 
cities. So why are Americans a little confused and scratching their 
heads over this? Well, because time and time again this President has 
guaranteed the American public that we were free from the threat of 
nuclear missile attack.
  In fact, the White House web site says that the President has made 
this promise 131 times. And in at least a quarter of these speeches, he 
stated very clearly that no country anywhere was aiming nuclear 
missiles at Americans.
  The President was not alone in his claim. It seems the Vice 
President, as well as former Secretary of Defense Perry, have made 
similar claims.
  Here is another surprise. President Clinton never mentioned that both 
Russia and China are upgrading their nuclear missiles with U.S. help. 
He also failed to mention that the missiles can be retargeted in 
minutes.
  Mr. Speaker, I am not sure when to believe this President. All I know 
is he is asking us to blindly trust the Chinese, and that worries all 
of us.

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