[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 131 (Wednesday, October 18, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H10068]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                NATIONAL SECURITY THREATENED BY A LETTER

  (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, here we go again. The Clinton-Gore 
administration is illegally threatening vital national security 
interests of the American public.
  This time the illegality involved a letter written by Russian Prime 
Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin to Vice President Gore about a secret, 
illegal nuclear arms deal with an unidentified terrorist nation ``that 
was not to be conveyed to third parties, including the United States 
Congress.''
  Yes, sadly, Vice President Gore kept his promise to the Russian Prime 
Minister instead of his promise to the American public.
  He did not tell Congress about the letter or about Moscow's continued 
sale of nuclear equipment to Iran, a blatant violation of the Nuclear 
Nonproliferation Act.
  Instead of being open and honest with Congress about this high level 
national security threat, Gore simply filed the letter away and kept 
silent.
  Mr. Speaker, America deserves an administration that will work with 
Congress to protect the national security interest of our Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back Mr. Gore's flagrant disregard for our 
Constitution, our security, and our country.

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