Chris Smith

Recent events in Somalia and elsewhere have raised serious questions about when, if ever, members of the United States Armed Forces should be commanded not by fellow Americans but by officials of the United Nations. The surrender of…

first of all, perhaps we have had too many discussions on the floor about mandates because mandates seem to be on the brain. There is nothing in this bill that mandates that any country join NATO. That has to be made very clear. What we…

At a later date we will talk about it, but already we have $100 million for the fiscal year requested by the President in the Partnership For Peace.

the criticisms that have been leveled against section 501, I believe, are misplaced. The Committee on International Relations carefully considered the objection and amended the reimbursement formula in an effort to ensure that funds would…

Mr. Chairman, every day inside abortion clinics throughout America, babies are dismembered and chemically poisoned and their mothers wounded emotionally and sometimes physically. Each and every day 4,000 children are killed by…

the Permanent Council of the OSCE has adopted a statement on Chechnya which emphasizes the seriousness of the violation of human rights and international humanitarian law that has characterized the Russian military action in Chechnya…

though the Congress is naturally focused and preoccupied with the historic process of reform, we should not ignore what is going on in the world. As you all know, President Yeltsin has sent the Russian Army to subdue the self-proclaimed…

We have chosen profits over human rights. It is to the detriment of every Chinese man, woman, and child, but also to ourselves.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to the amendment offered by my friend, the gentleman from California [Mr. Beilenson]. In bringing the foreign operations bill to the floor today, both the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey], and…

Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey], and the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Livingston], have made a number of difficult decisions in allocating scarce funds for America's foreign assistance program. They and the…

for the last year and a half one foreign affairs crisis after another has burst onto the world stage, and this administration always seems to be unprepared, indecisive, and sadly lacking principle. This morning I want to highlight but one…

The gentleman did not give the full definition. Could the gentleman define what unreasonably difficult means? Because that continues, and if unreasonably difficult applies, physical obstruction then applies, and then a person who simply is…

Mr. Speaker, for over 20 years, sidewalk counselors and peaceful protesters have sought to reach the hearts and minds of mothers outside abortion mills with the truth about abortion and the fact that nonviolent alternatives are available…

I make the point that those who are strongly against the violence, and that includes this particular Member and every Member on the pro-life side, we had a substitute that was considered last November which said those who commit acts of…

Mr. Speaker, there is a profound difference between the actions of those persons who employ violence or the threat of violence as a means to an end and those who engage in peaceful, nonviolent dissent such as pickets, sit-ins or perhaps…

Reclaiming my time, it goes further than that. There would be many actions that would be very easily construed to be illegal under the bill. People walking and picketing in front of a clinic and clinics where sidewalks are next to the…

The problem is that it would be a very minimal sentence, if it was a sentence at all, a very minimal fine. And the difference is the draconian aspects of this legislation, which says that you go to jail for a year and a half simply for…

I rise in support of H.R. 4013, as amended, the Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 1994. This legislation will ban an arbitrary reduction in full-time equivalent employees from the Veterans Health Administration unless…

our remembrance today of the 79th anniversary of the Armenian genocide allows us not only to honor the 1.5 million Armenians who lost their lives in the Ottoman Empire's attempt to erase an entire people and the many who were forced into…

if President Clinton nominates Solicitor General Drew Days for the U.S. Supreme Court, I can guarantee you that he will be in for a rough ride and some very tough scrutiny. Americans will want to know why Mr. Days--acting on behalf of…

the gentlewoman from Virginia [Mrs. Byrne] makes a good point about the use of violence, or perhaps even the threat of violence, and that is exactly where I think there is a consensus among both prolifers and people who believe as the…

Mr. Speaker, nonviolent civil disobedience has been used by virtually every cause and movement under the Sun including civil rights, environmental, D.C. statehood, and a whole host of other causes, and unfortunately, this legislation picks…

I implore you to more fully appreciate and to take a look at what the consequences will be if it is enacted in its current form. I truly believe that the harsh, mean-spirited punishments prescribed by the bill for acts of nonviolent civil…

meting out new Federal punishments, including long prison terms and ruinous criminal and civil fines on those who nonviolently and peacefully picket, sit in, or pray and sing at abortion mills, and to do so in a way that it is construed to…

the judgment call on conferring MFN on China for another year hinges on significant progress in human rights. It is becoming increasingly clear that in category after category the Chinese Government is not only not making progress, but is…