Political Quotes

“I urge the adoption of this sense-of-the-Senate resolution calling for the expeditious removal of the United States embargo against Vietnam. I join a distinguished group of fellow Vietnam veterans in supporting this course of action; among them, Senators John Kerry and John McCain, with whom I served on the Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, and with whom I continue to join in advancing the objective of the fullest possible accounting of our POW/MIAs. Mr. President, a few years ago we created a diplomatic framework, known as the roadmap, for the resolution of this issue. We established clear benchmarks in the roadmap that had to be met by the Vietnamese in order for our economic and political relations to be restored. The Vietnamese have taken many steps to fulfill their obligations under the framework. Following Assistant Secretary Winston Lord's trip to Vietnam last month, the State Department reported to me that the Vietnamese have exhibited far more cooperation than ever before.”