Doug Bereuter

this Member opposes H.R. 4199, the Tax Code Termination Act. Before going into the reasoning behind this opposition, this Member would like to preface his comments by the following statement. This Member unequivocally believes that…

this Member rises to alert his colleagues to the introduction of H.R. 3707, the Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act. This bill authorizes construction of modern, secure facilities for the American Institute on Taiwan. In the Taiwan Relations…

American farmers are facing enormously difficult times. Producers continue to struggle with plentiful supplies and low prices. While there are no easy answers to this problem, there are some steps we can take to help farmers. Today, this…

In recent weeks a number of well-meaning but misguided voices have been raised to urge the lifting of economic sanctions against Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq. It has been suggested that lifting the sanctions will alleviate the…

I do support the legislation, as I supported the rule. There has been, I think, almost unanimous support expressed for the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979. This legislation has been said to be both extraordinarily significant or perhaps not…

One of the reasons this legislation is so important, the resolution being moved today, is because many of us have concerns about the new European pillar that would be created within the European Union as a result of the Franco-British…

Japan's contribution as host nation support for our armed forces stationed there remains the highest in the world.

During the three and a half years, he so ably represented his nation here, Ambassador Saito helped our two countries navigate a series of milestones that updated the terms of our security relationship for the post-cold war era.

It is frequently remarked that there is no more important relationship in the world today than the relationship between the United States and Japan.

this Member extends to Ambassador Saito and to the friendly, gracious and diplomatically astute Mrs. Saito, the recognition and appreciation of the United States Congress for an important job extremely well done.

Ambassador Saito has made important contributions to bilateral negotiations aimed at opening Japan further to U.S. products through deregulation.

His Excellency Kunihko Saito, the Honorable Ambassador of Japan, is returning soon to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo upon completion of his assignment here.