Political Quotes

W. Weldon: “I would just say that we could have gone that route. We could have gone into Belgrade. We could have done that as other…”

On the recordApril 27, 1999
I would just say that we could have gone that route. We could have gone into Belgrade. We could have done that as other people have done and as people are doing right now. Jesse Jackson, I understand, is over there right now without the support of this government. We did not do that. We chose the constructive route. We will continue that route. I just want to say in closing, I want to thank my friend and colleague for his effort, because he has received criticism on his side as I have on mine. In the end we know we are doing the right thing.
Said by
W. Weldon
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing diplomatic efforts and criticism related to U.S. actions in the Balkans.

Share

More from W. Weldon

Jul 15, 2003

As I have stated before, I do not want to alienate Moldova. The citizens of Moldova are not at fault. They are good people. It is their government that is at fault, and I do not think it is fair that its people suffer. Something must be…

govinfo.gov
Jul 25, 2002

I am grateful for the outstanding work the gentleman's done, and I would remind him, when I first came to Congress, and the gentleman was in the majority, he had dismantled the U.S. Fire Administration. He had put the fire academy under…

govinfo.gov
Jun 4, 2003

Mr. Speaker, tonight I rise for the major purpose of outlining the results of a trip that I led to North Korea this past weekend, but I want to start out by responding to some of the concerns raised by my colleagues on the other side where…

govinfo.gov
Oct 16, 2003

I will remind my colleague I was the one who took 11 Members of Congress, including five from his side, to Vienna, and the reason was, we did not disagree with the actions against Milosevic. We felt we had not put enough pressure on…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation