Political Quotes

“H.J. Res. 58 is the wrong direction for us to take today. Who is hurt if we pass this resolution today? We are. It is the wrong direction for U.S. farmers and manufacturers who will not have a level playing field when they compete with their European or Japanese counterparts in Vietnam. It is the wrong direction for our joint efforts with the Vietnamese to account for the last remains of our soldiers, and to answer finally the questions of their loved ones here. And it is the wrong direction for our efforts to influence the Vietnamese people, 65 percent of whom were not even born when the war was being waged. Let us not turn the clock back on Vietnam. Let us continue to work with the Vietnamese, and in so doing teach the youthful Vietnamese the values of democracy, the principles of capitalism, and the merits of a free and open society. I urge a 'no' vote.”