[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H2795]
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                          DISCUSSION ON KOSOVO

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Speaker's announced policy of 
January 6, 1999, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. McInnis) is 
recognized for 60 minutes.
  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would note that I will be happy to yield 
to the gentlewoman from the Committee on Rules when the time is 
appropriate.
  Mr. Speaker, good evening.
  I am pleased that I have an opportunity to visit with all of my 
colleagues this evening about an issue that is very dear to my heart, 
an issue that I am going to spend the next, say, 45 or 50 minutes 
talking to you on several different areas that I think we should 
review, an issue that is not only dear to my heart but dear to 
everybody's heart that is sitting on this floor.
  As my colleagues know, I have never been at a stage in life where I 
had children that were of the age that could now serve in the military. 
My wife, Lori, and I are very privileged to have three children: Daxon, 
Daxon is 22 years old; Tessa, who is 21 years old; and Andrea, who is 
17 years old. As my colleagues can guess, my concern today is about the 
military action that is being taken in that land far away called Kosovo 
or Yugoslavia.
  I thought we would start out by covering several points. I want to 
give you just somewhat of a brief history, talk about what are the real 
interests of the United States.
  At this point in time, Mr. Speaker, I would be happy, so that we 
could go ahead and take care of the rule, to yield to the gentlewoman 
for the rule.

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