Benjamin Gilman

This is an important consumer measure that will protect American adoptive parents and the children from other nations they want to adopt.

I am pleased to introduce today the 'Intercountry Adoption Act of 1999' along with 36 of my colleagues.

The gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson- Lee) has done an outstanding job of focussing attention on the violations by the People's Republic of China with regard to the Tibetan people. We cannot give enough attention to the occupation of…

Accordingly, I strongly encourage my colleagues to support House Concurrent Resolution 170, which I believe to be a recognition of our new relationship with this important country.

I believe it is important that the United States recognize and commend Bulgaria's efforts to make progress in the midst of its current economic difficulties.

House Concurrent Resolution 170 outlines our United States foreign policy towards Bulgaria, notes the objectives of our new, post-Cold War relationship with Bulgaria, and points out some of the positive changes now underway in Bulgaria.

I strongly encourage my colleagues to support House Concurrent Resolution 169, an important statement of United States support for Romania.

I believe, however, that it is important to encourage Romania to continue with its reforms.

House Concurrent Resolution 169 outlines our United States foreign policy towards Romania, recognizes the strides Romania has taken in economic and political reforms since the end of the cold war.

In losing Father Lappin, Georgia and I have lost not only a fond friend but an outstanding advocate of peace throughout the world.

I deeply regret informing our colleagues of the passing of one of the most remarkable and accomplished residents of my 20th Congressional District of New York.

There should be no further confusion on this matter, so that the full review of the Cuban illicit narcotics situation not be distracted by endless debate over something as obvious as drugs passing over the skies of Cuba or being dropped…

There should be no need for any more legal resource time on this issue.

This bill merely clarifies that the term 'through which is transported' in fact expressly includes drugs passing through the territorial airspace, land and water of a country on the way to our nation.

While a common sense interpretation of the law should assume that these illicit drugs, either passing over the skies of Cuba or through its territorial waters should be considered a factor in determining whether a nation is a major drug…

A front page story in last Friday's Miami Herald indicates the Administration has launched a full scale review of the role of Cuba in the drug trade.

We fully welcome. We look forward to seeing the Administration's conclusions on Cuba's links to drug trafficking targeting the United States.

The success of these legislative exchange programs is in no small part due to Pat's efforts and the growing and expanding U.S.-Ireland links.

Pat has worked tirelessly for lasting peace and justice in the north of Ireland during his service in the U.S.

This legislation would accomplish this goal by requiring a suspension of the anthrax vaccine program until an independent study by the National Institutes of Health is conducted on both the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.

Given that our allies have seen fit to either make their programs voluntary, or eliminate them altogether, we owe our men and women in uniform a closer look at the effects of our program.

It is premature to conclude that a drug used on several thousand individuals with a small incidence of adverse effects is safe to administer to 2.5 million military personnel.

The most prominent concern raised relates to the overall effectiveness of the vaccine.

Concerns about the program began shortly after its implementation earlier this year and have increased as the number of troops receiving the vaccine has increased.

This legislation would halt the continued implementation of the force-wide Anthrax Vaccination Program within the Department of Defense.