[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8494]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          INFORMATION, PLEASE

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, this week we will be voting on the 
supplemental appropriation to provide funds for the Kosovo operation. 
Unfortunately, the administration has done little to inform Members of 
Congress. It is strange that people like former Senator Bob Dole, 
former Ambassador Jean Kirkpatrick have been more vocal, more available 
to Members of Congress to explain their position on the need for U.S. 
involvement than we have received from this administration.
  I am yet not convinced of the wisdom of this operation or what the 
national interest is for Americans. I question, too, whether we need to 
be paying 90 percent or 85 percent or even 70 percent of the cost. 
Remember, in other operations such as this our allies have indeed 
contributed.
  Why have we not sought their contributions? Why have we not had more 
information? Why do we not know the true need for our involvement in 
Kosovo?

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