[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H3614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  SECURITY OF OUR NATION DEPENDS ON OUR RESPONSE TO CHINESE ESPIONAGE

  (Mr. DeMINT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeMINT. Winston Churchill once said, ``Men occasionally stumble 
upon the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if 
nothing happened.''
  Yesterday, the House Select Committee on U.S. Security and Military/
Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China released their 
report on Chinese spying. We now know the truth. The Chinese communists 
have obtained virtually all of our nuclear secrets. And today, brand 
new American-designed Chinese missiles are aimed at our homes.
  Mr. Speaker, we know the truth and we are not going to hurry off as 
if nothing had happened. The security of our Nation depends on how we 
respond to this report of Chinese espionage. It is not too late to pass 
a Nation that is safe and secure to our children.
  Through a strong defense, more decisive leadership, and a renewed 
vigilance in protecting our secrets and prosecuting spies, we can make 
sure that every citizen lives in freedom and security.

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