Dana Rohrabacher: “there are positive, even necessary, elements of this legislation; but nevertheless it is flawed. A major flaw reflects…”

“there are positive, even necessary, elements of this legislation; but nevertheless it is flawed. A major flaw reflects what I believe, I think I state, a wrongheaded approach which is favored perhaps by the new majority of this current Congress. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in strong support of a motion that will be offered later, the motion to recommit H.R. 1. That motion is aimed at removing this damaging flaw that is currently part of the bill. The Proliferation Security Initiative, or the PSI, is a vital program created by the United States in which we team with 14 other partner countries to catch terrorists who attempt to transfer weapons of mass destruction. We created this program so that the United States and our allies could operate independently and quickly without bureaucratic interference to stop the world's most dangerous terrorists. The PSI has been effective due to its independence as well as the member countries' commitments to stop these weapons transfers. This, as I say, has been an effective effort. It was created by Americans. It was led by Americans. And the decisions made were essentially under the leadership of Americans. The new majority in this House seems to favor a more multilateral approach which would be led by international organizations, in this case the United Nations. If H.R. 1 passes in its current form, so will a sense of Congress that says our Proliferation Security Initiative should be authorized by the United Nations.”