[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    DEPLORING NEOFASCISM IN AUSTRIA

  (Mr. LANTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, on whatever side my colleagues were last 
night in the New Hampshire primary, I am calling on all of them to join 
me as I introduce a resolution this morning with respect to the 
outrageous neofascist developments in Austria.
  Austria for decades paraded as Hitler's first victim, when in point 
in fact Austria was Hitler's first ally. Now, the neo-Nazi leader is 
about to be admitted to the Austrian government. All other 14 nations 
of the European Union are downgrading diplomatic relations with 
Austria, and my resolution calls for a voluntary boycott of tourism to 
Austria, the purchase of Austrian products, the use of Austrian 
Airlines, and the downgrading of our own diplomatic relations with 
Austria.
  Mr. Speaker, this is not a time to introduce fascism into the New 
Europe. I applaud the European leadership for denouncing this 
outrageous neofascist development.

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