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Benjamin A. Gilman is a former U.S. Congressman who served as a Republican representative from New York. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1972 and served until 2002, making significant contributions to various committees, including the House International Relations Committee, where he was a prominent voice on foreign policy issues. Gilman was known for his advocacy on issues related to transparency and accountability in international dealings, particularly concerning OPEC and its impact on U.S. energy prices. Throughout his tenure, he focused on enhancing U.S. relations with other countries and addressing global economic challenges.
Mr. Speaker, this resolution, House Joint Resolution 58, expresses congressional disapproval of the President's February 28, 1997, certification to Congress that Mexico has fully cooperated with our Nation's antinarcotics efforts during…
Mr. Speaker, I think that everybody here understands that today in our history the United States has a supply of drugs that is cheaper, more potent and more available than any time in our history. One of the primary reasons why that is so…
Mr. Speaker, we thank our friend, the gentleman from New York [Mr. Houghton], for sponsoring House Concurrent Resolution 18, commending the Nicaraguan people for their democratic elections and peaceful transition of power, and I am pleased…
Mr. Speaker, it is with both sadness and gratefulness that I ask the House to adopt this resolution concerning the recent passing away of a great American, Ambassador Pamela C. Harriman. Her sudden death last week left all Americans bereft…
this resolution commends Operation Sail for its advancement of international cooperation among nations, for its continuing commemoration of the history of the United States and its contribution to the training of young cadets in the skills…
2 years ago, President Clinton sent our troops into Haiti, spending over $2 billion there, and now calls Haiti a foreign policy success. Three weeks ago, the President rushed 46 armed Federal agents to Haiti to protect President Preval and…
Mr. Speaker, I do not think we can emphasize enough the wonderful, courageous, dedicated work of our American teams out there, the personnel that served during the cold war, never knowing when they would have to be called upon to engage in…
H.R. 4036 was introduced by my friend, the chairman of the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, the gentleman from New Jersey. This bill consists largely of items culled from the conference report on H.R. 1561 that…
I am pleased to present H.R. 3916 to the House. This bill, which was cosponsored by my colleagues from New Jersey, Mr. Andrews and Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox, will permit university-level linguistic researchers to use Voice of American and…
I am pleased for this opportunity to speak on the concise issue of international terrorism, which is so much on the mind of our Nation today. As we move forward with this important bill before us, let us be ever mindful of how we must most…
I want to commend Mr. Bereuter and his bill, H.R. 3735, to reauthorize the Development Fund for Africa for fiscal years 1997-99. As our chairman of our Africa Subcommittee, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, will attest, while other regions of the world…
I joined with the chairman of the Government Reform Committee's Civil Service Subcommittee, Chairman Mica, to support H.R. 3870, a bill written at the request of the administration to allow AID to offer up to 100 employees, who voluntarily…
This concurrent resolution of the House concerns the deplorable human rights situation in Kosova, a formerly autonomous republic of the former Yugoslavia. Its autonomous status under the consideration of the former Yugoslavia was revoked…
this is a proud day for me. I began my work in support of microenterprise development almost 20 years ago as a member of the President's Commission on Hunger. I introduced the first microenterprise bill in 1986 and supported these programs…
I would gladly have made any sacrifice to avoid having to stand before you today for this solemn purpose. The passing of Hamilton Fish, Jr., is a genuine shock which reverberated in this Chamber as well as back in our Hudson Valley region…
Mr. LaFALCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join with my colleagues in paying tribute to our late colleague, Hamilton Fish, Jr. As the fourth generation from his famous family to serve in Congress, Ham could easily have acted as if he were…
in concluding our debate today I would like to note that support for this measure has grown rapidly since we first introduced it several months ago. We now have 37 co-sponsors, almost evenly divided between Members of the majority and the…
the Senate amendment made sanctions against investments that contribute to the development of Libya's petroleum resources mandatory rather than discretionary. It makes the investment regime toward Libya fully consistent with that adopted…
today's Special Order on Cyprus comes on the 22d anniversary of the brutal invasion by Turkish troops. I commend my friend the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Bilirakis] for organizing this Special Order. Today, the international community is…
Libya has already established a clear track record of noncompliance with the U.N. Security Council Resolutions 731, 748 and 883. The failure of the Libyan Government to hand over for trial the two suspects in the Pan Am bombing is in…
the fiscal year 1997 Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations bill, would have cut the critical personnel levels for the Office of National Drug Control Policy [ONDCP] by $2.2 million, from the President's original staffing level request…
In recent years, while cocaine abuse has leveled off, heroin use once again is rapidly on the rise. Today's heroin from abroad is cheaper, purer, and much more deadly than ever before. In fact, estimates of heroin's street-level purity…
I join my colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee and the International Relations Committee who support the passage of H.R. 3161, making Romania permanently eligible for United States most-favored-nation trade benefits. I want to…
America has once again felt the sting of a deadly cowardly terrorist attack directed at our troops who have been preserving and protecting America's interest in the Persian Gulf. A similar attack on Americans in Saudi Arabia last November…
it is with genuine shock and sadness that I rise to join our colleagues in memorializing the passage of and honoring an outstanding Member of this body, Bill Emerson of Missouri. We have all been aware for some time that Bill was…
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