Benjamin Gilman

The financing of oil development in Iran poses virtually the same threat as investments in those same projects.

No, that would be an illogical construction of the provisions. Section 5(f)(3) is essentially a contract sanctity provision.

No, Mr. Speaker the list may not necessarily be comprehensive. In such a case, the investor could be subject to sanctions under the bill notwithstanding that the project did not appear on the list published in the Federal Register.

No, the imposition of meaningless sanctions would be inconsistent with our intent.

No, that is not the intent of section 6. The sanctions identified in section 6 are intended to be mandatory when selected pursuant to either section 5(a) or 5(b)(1).

This language in the definition of ``investment'' is intended to underscore that, particularly with respect to Iran, the amendment in the nature of a substitute does not contain a trade trigger for the imposition of sanctions.

in the most recent State Department report on international terrorism, Iran was again deemed the most dangerous state sponsor of terrorism. On May 21, in a speech before a symposium of a prominent Middle East think tank, the Washington…

I rise in support of the Souder amendment and commend the gentleman from Indiana for this initiative. Illicit drugs are an international threat to all countries: corruption, addiction, and lawlessness exact an enormous price. Because drug…

we certainly agree with the objectives of the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey] and his goals, and that will be built into our measure which we hope to take up shortly. We want to commend the gentleman for his approach to this very…

I certainly do, and that is why I criticized the Indian security forces for its abuses.

Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to take a moment to recognize the outstanding humanitarian work that has been done over the last few years by a group of high school students in my district in New York. The Ramapo High School Children of…

the Clinton administration's latest drug strategy is nothing more than old wine in new bottles. By emphasizing demand at the expense of supply, interdiction and eradication, while drug abuse soars among our young is a strategy destined for…

I believe my colleague, Mr. Solomon's, amendment is an important one that opens a debate that this body needs to have. Many of us here have been supportive of the goals of the Cooperative Threat Reduction program--or Nunn-Lugar program as…

Mr. Speaker, this request for $995,000 to fund the Select Subcommittee on Bosnia is a reasonable, prudent allocation of House resources for a particularly important task. Some of our colleagues have asked why our full committee cannot…

over 250,000 Americans have died from AIDS, the dreaded equal opportunity killer which first became known to Americans in 1981. It is a health crisis which must be addressed now. This legislation accomplishes many of our most important…

Mr. Speaker, we have all heard the President's State of the Union promise to end the era of big government. President Clinton's own Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, showed that over a year ago when he moved to close three outdated…

despite the President's State of the Union promise to ``end the era of big government'', on Friday, April 12, President Clinton vetoed H.R. 1561, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act. This compromise bill delivered on the President's…

it is a sad responsibility to rise to join with my colleagues in paying tribute to an outstanding public servant who has been lost to us all too prematurely and in support of House Resolution 406. Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown…

though I am weary at attempts to amend our Constitution and the concepts authored by our forefathers, I am concerned that our Nation continues to drown in wasteful Government spending and increased taxes, laying a heavy financial burden…

Mr. Speaker, we all can agree on the bipartisan strength of the Peace Corps in the 104th Congress. Founded under President Kennedy and its first Director, Sargent Shriver, the Peace Corps grew through the 1960's and 1970's but really came…

Mr. Speaker, it has been 2 years since Cambodia had its first democratic election that brought to power the current coalition government. Over the past 4 years, the United States donated some $700 million to the efforts to help Cambodia…

I'm pleased to rise to speak on this occasion which marks a day of tremendous historical significance for Americans and all who revere the blessings which a democratic way of life have afforded us. On March 25, Greece will celebrate the…

I believe what this infers is that while not necessarily sending military forces, it would mean trying to provide essential material and support to Taiwan in the event that they were being invaded.

I rise to offer my support to Chairman Hyde for his work in the area of antiterrorism. It has been 1 year since the bombing attack in Oklahoma and over 2 years since the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York. In an effort to help…

I wish to address the gentleman from Ohio and mention that we have provided discretionary authority to the President to eliminate one of three agencies, not mandating that AID be eliminated, giving the President the opportunity to decide…