On the recordSeptember 4, 1997
Let me correct one misconception that has been portrayed here on the floor, and that is that there is money earmarked in the bill for India. There is no earmark in this bill. Therefore, there is no reason for the fiscal conservatives to vote for this amendment, inasmuch as there is nothing that we are cutting. They are not cutting foreign aid by voting for this amendment, they are simply instructing the administration that they can only give so much money, but there is no earmark in this bill in the first place for India, so the fiscal conservatives can join with those of us who support the democratic regime in India and support the gentleman's view. Therefore, there is no reason for even the fiscal conservatives to vote against this issue.
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