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Benjamin Gilman: “this measure enjoys strong bipartisan support in the Congress and the executive branch. It raises the rewards that can…”

On the recordOctober 15, 1998
this measure enjoys strong bipartisan support in the Congress and the executive branch. It raises the rewards that can be offered to arrest terrorists, narcotraffickers and Yugoslav war criminals. The House passed this measure by voice vote on October 8 and the Senate passed it yesterday. When the other body considered this measure, it deleted the separate funding authorization for rewards related to the arrest of Yugoslav war criminals and added the text of S. 1266, the Extradition Treaties Interpretation Act. S. 1266 passed the Senate by voice vote last year and would permit divided American parents to levy extradition requests on their former spouses who have kidnapped their children. I will note that this language also has strong bipartisan support and the backing of the administration. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Benjamin Gilman
New York
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Discussing a measure related to rewards for arresting criminals and extradition requests during a House floor speech.

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