[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7838]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 LAST NIGHT'S VOTE NOT TO SUPPORT NATO

  (Mr. PASTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PASTOR. Madam Speaker, I could understand a year ago when the 
majority, because of their hate for President Clinton, made the 
impeachment process a partisan procedure. But last night I could not 
believe that the vote to not support NATO was done because of the hate 
the majority has for the President.
  What message have we sent to NATO? What message have we sent to our 
troops? That we do not support them.
  The ironic thing is today, this afternoon, I am going to be asked to 
vote on the supplemental that doubles the request, and yet I am being 
asked to vote for a supplemental that the majority does not support, 
does not support the action of the NATO cause.
  In the words of the great Congressman, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 
Traficant), all I can say is:
  Beam me up, Scotty.

                          ____________________