Porter Goss: “this House has passed major pieces of legislation on truly narrow margins--the President's 1993 tax bill passed by just…”

“this House has passed major pieces of legislation on truly narrow margins--the President's 1993 tax bill passed by just one vote. The ban on assault weapons, by just two votes. But those were results the majority leadership, acting in concert with the White House, wanted--so the close votes were allowed to stand. Then on May 24, this House voted by a 22-vote, bipartisan margin, to say no to military intervention in Haiti, while saying yes to the Goss safe haven plan. Yet, the powers that be on the other side did not like that result--so, guess what? Today, after a long, tortuous 2 weeks of arm twisting, the Democrat leadership is going to have a revote on the Goss amendment. I urge my colleagues to stand by their principles. Let us not flip-flop on important foreign policy where American lives are at stake. Be consistent and be correct. United States invasion of Haiti is a bad idea.”