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“Mr. Chairman, let me say most respectfully to my friend, the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. Callahan], that this bill which we have previously debated all night long contains many statements in policy, which we in Congress have seen fit to put in, involving human rights violations all over the world. And, certainly, when we talk about human rights violations all over the world, Kosova ranks up there, unfortunately, with the best, or should I say with the worst. On a trip to Kosova a couple of years ago with my colleagues, the gentleman from New York [Mr. King], the gentlewoman from New York [Ms. Molinari], and the gentleman from New York [Mr. Paxon], we were all appalled at what we saw. Truly, people under occupation. And it is certainly something I think that we cannot turn a blind eye to, particularly when we are making statements throughout this bill on human rights violations all over the world. Mr. Chairman, I might also add that we have had extensive hearings on Kosova in the Committee on International Relations, previously the Foreign Affairs Committee.”