[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H3869]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          FAILED CLINTON ADMINISTRATION POLICY ON NORTH KOREA

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Madam Speaker, the Clinton administration's policy 
on North Korea has failed on several counts.
  In exchange for making North Korea the largest recipient of U.S. 
assistance in East Asia, Pyongyang promised to terminate its nuclear 
weapons program and any efforts to develop or deploy long-range 
ballistic missiles.
  While there are several indications that the North Koreans have not 
kept their end of the bargain, last summer's launch of a three-stage 
ballistic missile over Japan is the most egregious example of this 
rogue nation's disregard for their commitments.
  With Pyongyang calling for further concessions from the U.S., I 
believe it is important for Congress to make it clear to the 
administration that we will not provide additional money or ease 
economic sanctions unless there is clear and convincing evidence that 
the North Koreans are living up to the requirements of the 1994 Agreed 
Framework.
  To do anything less would be a severe abdication of our 
responsibility to defend the national security of the United States.

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