[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14367]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   THE LATEST COLOMBIA FARC AGREEMENT

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, despite some modest revisions in 
Colombia's new deal with the FARC, a U.S.-designated terrorist 
organization, this is still a sweetheart deal for these 
narcoguerrillas.
  Under this deal, FARC members will still be allowed to run for public 
office; and I worry that while in office, FARC officials will undermine 
the progress made in Colombia.
  We have already seen a significant increase in drug trafficking from 
Colombia since negotiations with the FARC began, and there should be no 
doubt that the FARC, one of the largest narcoterrorist groups in the 
world, is responsible for this increase.
  What kind of increase in drug trafficking should we expect if these 
narcoterrorists are given even more power and more influence in 
Colombia's government?
  Mr. Speaker, the Colombian people rejected the prior FARC agreement, 
and I believe that their concerns must be addressed before any revised 
agreement is finalized.
  President Santos will be here in Washington to meet with Members of 
Congress tomorrow, and I hope he addresses our concerns.

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