Chris Smith

Mr. Speaker, the votes today are extraordinarily difficult ones for each of us. The difficulty arises not because we are afraid to face up to these decisions, but because we must find a way to support freedom and democracy for the people…

once again I rise, along with my colleagues, in solemn commemoration of the events of April 24th, 1915. On that day, a group of leaders of the Armenian community in Turkey was murdered. That fateful day marked the beginning. By 1923, about…

Mr. Speaker, next week the British and Irish governments will resume talks with the major political parties of Northern Ireland in an attempt to move the promises held in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, to try to move them from good…

this bill is designed to correct a minor drafting error which was omitted in the legislative provision that was passed last year as part of the Omnibus appropriation bill. Because the waiver of the requirement for authorization was omitted…

Funds provided by this bill may be used only to support microenterprise programs. A requirement that a microcredit applicant fulfill some unrelated precondition would constitute support for something other than microenterprise programs…

H.R. 559 would do a very simple thing. It would add a rare form of cancer, bronchiolo-alveolar pulmonary carcinoma, to the list of cancers that are presumed to be service connected for veterans who were exposed to radiation, in accordance…

Mr. Speaker, in 1995 I traveled to Beijing, where I cochaired the Congressional delegation, along with my good friend and colleague the gentlewoman from Maryland (Mrs. Morella) to the Fourth World Conference on Women. I had many reactions…

14 years after the successful completion of the Yanuba Power and Desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, New Jersey-based Hill International is still fighting for payment for the work done by its former subsidiary Gibbs and Hill. As many of my…

I am disappointed, and I know many of my colleagues are, that the Senate amendments have somewhat weakened our bill. For example, the House had given the President a great deal of flexibility in deciding whether to impose sanctions against…

Madam Speaker, the self-styled ``international community'' has displayed an unseemly haste in trying to persuade the pro-democracy parties in Cambodia--which between them soundly defeated the dictator Hun Sen in the recent election…

I am very pleased to urge passage of H. Con. Res. 295, giving recognition and honor to the victims of the Soviet-engineered Ukraine famine of 1932-1933 by remembering this tragedy during its 65th anniversary. The Ukrainian famine, Madam…

This legislation provides $31 million over 2 years to help heal and to mitigate at least some of the agony and some of the suffering that is truly unfathomable, for those who have endured grotesque torture around the world. We have heard…

Mr. Speaker, international child labor is a cancer on our global economy that defies an easy cure. In the words of the International Labor Organization, and I quote, ``Few human rights abuses are so unanimously condemned while being so…

as a cosponsor of H.R. 4293, The Northern Ireland Visa for Peace and Reconciliation Act, I rise to urge my colleagues to support final passage of this bill and give further evidence of America's support for achieving economic justice and a…

Let me just say that mention has been made that somehow this rule is unfair on pro-life issues. Nothing can be further from the truth. Let me state to Members that, in the full Committee on Appropriations, my good friend, the gentleman…

Mr. Chairman, volunteerism is not something that is in the eye of the beholder. It needs a definition. We have heard it is voluntary, what goes on in China. It is not. In many countries, including many democracies, there is something far…

first let me say, and I think it is unfortunate and unhelpful when my good friend, the gentlewoman from California refers to prolifers as the far right--in this case me. Let me just say that I am conservative and very proud of it, but I…

I think the membership should know very clearly that an agreement was made to allow the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi) to offer an amendment. Nothing whatsoever was stated as to whether or not a second degree amendment to that…

But when it comes to human rights, we do link arm and arm. We have worked very well together over the years, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the Balkans and now with Kosovo being an area under siege. Mr. Speaker, people literally…

first of all I want to thank and congratulate the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) for introducing H. Con. Res. 185 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a magnificent document. I am very…

I am very proud to be one of the cosponsors of H. Con. Res. 254, which condemns the government of Cuba for harboring Joanne Chesimard and other fugitives who have committed brutal crimes in the United States. As most of us here know…

Mr. Speaker, the newspapers each day report on the brutality and the military attacks on the civilians in Kosovo, and the prospects of a rising death toll are more and more likely unless we press for a cease-fire and make certain that…

I want to thank Mr. Taylor for his courage and leadership, and especially his compassion, in including this very important amendment that will prevent the use of all public funds, taxpayer funds, whether they be Federal or locally-raised…

Mr. Chairman, abortion is violence against children and in no way could be construed to be humane or compassionate. A child's worth and inherent dignity is not determined by who his or her mother happens to be. And the value of a baby is…

I rise in opposition to the Skaggs amendment which would zero out all funding for TV Marti. The Skaggs amendment is aimed at the heart of what is sometimes called surrogate broadcasting. An even better term is freedom broadcasting, sending…