On the recordMay 14, 1997
let me say about my amendment, it has been ruled in order, and it does a couple of things. One, it gives language to the President when he reports to the Congress on the status of drug trafficking. And we also want to know when he reports to the judiciary reform, we need to know how that is also working, and also appropriate case management that separates misdemeanor from serious offenses and eliminate corruption. In other words, we want to know what they are doing as far as doing away with briberies and other things that is really embedded in these systems. Also, there is another aspect: Can Americans and other foreign individuals operate businesses in these countries? According to generally accepted business and human rights provisions, without the fear of arbitrary arrest, without criminal evidence, and without legal representation or a trial.
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