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Dana Rohrabacher: Russia, who is the recipient of $95 million of foreign aid from the United States, has developed a deadly new missile…

On the recordJune 11, 1997
Russia, who is the recipient of $95 million of foreign aid from the United States, has developed a deadly new missile whose purpose is to kill American sailors. It is a supersonic cruise missile that is almost impossible to defend against, which skims along the ocean at supersonic speeds and is designed to attack Aegis cruisers and American aircraft carriers. It will cause havoc in the Straits of Hormuz, in the Straits of Taiwan. It will lead to situations where our sailors in great numbers, tens of thousands of them, will be vulnerable to be killed by this weapon. The Russians now are proposing to transfer this weapons system to China. My amendment says if they do that, we should cut off the aid that we are giving to Russia. It is that simple. Mr. Speaker, I ask for support for the Rohrabacher amendment.
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment related to U.S. foreign aid to Russia and missile threats.

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