James T. Callahan

I wanted to respond to the gentlewoman from California. We seldom disagree. Many times we disagree on issues which is what this body is all about. But let me just give you a brief history of where we are on this. First of all, it was…

no, and I would not expect that they would be involved in any appropriation we make to any other country for any other purpose. It is not the role of AIPAC to be that involved. My point is that we have a very limited amount in the economic…

The fungibility and the tangibility of what is in this bill, you cannot use any of this money for abortions anywhere in the world.

if the administration were to desire to do that, since there are no earmarks, we do not earmark money for Cambodia, we do not earmark money for anybody.

Let me correct the gentleman there. There is nothing earmarked in this bill. We do not earmark money for Israel. We do not earmark money for Egypt or Cambodia or any place else. There is nothing earmarked in the bill. We give to the…

just to briefly say that not only is it in the Record, but if this bill passes as it is written, it is in the bill, in the bill on page 29 where it requires that before any money can be spent in violation of any of the efforts that my…

we have done every conceivable thing we can do to ensure that we do not permit any educational process that would lend to the availability of people going back to their country and creating any human rights violation. Certainly, God…

If I may reclaim my time, that is because they are doing too much. We are not doing too much. We are trying to facilitate our businesspeople in this country the opportunity to make them competitive doing business in foreign countries. If…

The committee's understanding is that the administration's intention in funding KEDO is to deter North Korea's production of nuclear weapons. If it is confirmed that North Korea has in fact developed nuclear weapons and is continuing to do…

Human rights is important around the world, but it is especially important in Africa. We need to closely monitor Ethiopia's human rights record.

Yes, I do agree that agricultural decline has been too much and that we should work together to establish an appropriate goal consistent with other priorities.

I thank the gentleman first of all for withdrawing his amendment because he knows my feeling on language in this bill, but by withdrawing it, we will pursue this issue in conference and I will also discuss this pilot program with the…

Yes, I am very much concerned about the reports that KEDO has been accruing large debts to support the purchase of heavy fuel oil for North Korea which are well above the funds made available by appropriations by the Congress for this…

I fully agree with the gentlewoman from California's concerns regarding media reports of Russian missile transfers to Iran. This is an extremely serious issue, and she is right to draw attention to it. Her earlier discussions with the…

The privatization of parastatal companies and strict accountability for the effective use of donor resources are core reforms which were promised but not accomplished in prior years. The committee recommends that assistance to the…

it is my privilege today to summarize the work of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations as well as the full Committee on Appropriations in developing the fiscal 1998 Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Agencies appropriation…

In closing let me reemphasize that this once again cuts last year's appropriation level. It is $4.6 billion below the President's request and it is $233 million under our 602(b) allocation. Once again, this is a vote on final passage of…

That is the intention of the committee in including the provision, and the administration will be apprised that this is the appropriate interpretation of this provision.

I happen to agree with the minority. I think they should have had a different rule. I was there for most of the time during the Committee on Rules. I saw what transpired. I saw what transpired in the back when the Greenwood amendment was…

this amendment provides $500,000 to Auburn University to work in cooperation with Faulkner State Community College and Alabama Southern Community College's Center for Excellence in Forestry. These projects are unique, joint efforts that…

I rise in support of H.R. 437, the National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act. This program is extremely important to all coastal States, not just the State of Alabama. The National Sea Grant College Program is a Federal-State…

And my colleagues should have argued these points in the committee where they have the time, where they have the ability, even giving the administration the authority to come in and to tell them what is wrong with these proposals. These…

I understand that, but, at the same time, this committee, the Committee on International Relations, has gone through hours and hours of hearings trying to draft a bill. Does the gentleman think they do not care about the same things he…

Well, Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I understand what the gentleman is saying, but I do not think we can start dictating to the administrative branch of Government, to the State Department that they ought to have blue carpets in their…

I am pro-life, and I do not apologize for that. But at the same time I recognized what the pro-choice people were talking about. In an attempt to make this issue go away, to make it fair, to give both sides a half-full glass, we adopted…