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Benjamin Gilman: “I want to thank Mr. Rohrabacher for introducing this resolution urging the President to make it clear to the Socialist…”

On the recordNovember 13, 1997
I want to thank Mr. Rohrabacher for introducing this resolution urging the President to make it clear to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that America is committed to democracy, economic and religious freedom for the people of Vietnam. Freedom is not bound by history or geography. Just as our forefathers said, people have certain inalienable rights. Democracy and basic civil liberties are not eastern or western--they are universal. Regrettably, today, the people of Vietnam are not afforded these basic liberties. This Nation has a moral imperative to foster freedom and democracy and oppose tyranny wherever it appears--this legislation expresses that sentiment. I support this resolution and call upon my colleagues to do so as well.
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Benjamin Gilman
New York
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Addressing a resolution urging the President to promote democracy and freedom in Vietnam.

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