Floyd Spence

this is a good bill. As has been said on many occasions today, we have amply provided, I think, for the national security needs of this country. We reported the bill out of the committee by a vote of 49 to 2, a very bipartisan, as you can…

allow me to review briefly the actions taken by the National Security Committee on the Cooperative Threat Reduction [CTR] Program in H.R. 3230. First, the committee cut the $327 million budget request by $25 million. Specifically, as based…

H.R. 3230 continues an effort we began last year to revitalize this country's national defenses after a decade of spending decline and force structure reductions. For the second consecutive year, and in a bipartisan fashion, the National…

Mr. Chairman, I might add this particular point. As a lot of people realize, the gentleman from Mississippi [Mr. Montgomery] is retiring after this year, and personally I would like to offer him my gratitude for all he has meant to this…

Mr. Chairman, we look back at history. What is being said today on both sides of the aisle is not a whole lot different from what we experienced before. if we look back at history, we always have found people who thought we were doing too…

I would like to assure the gentleman that we are going to revisit this question. It is a very important question. The people of this country do not realize that we are not defenders right now against intercontinental ballistic missiles…

Mr. Speaker, there is no disagreement between us on the importance of ensuring that the troops and their families receive their full pay raise and their full BAQ housing allowances. Based on the President's December 28 Executive Order, the…

Mr. Speaker, I believe the President made a monumental mistake last week when he vetoed the fiscal year 1996 Defense authorization bill. On a purely political level, the veto has even more clearly defined the stark differences between the…

as with most issues associated with the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, the question of whether to lift the current arms embargo is complex. No one knows precisely how lifting the embargo against the Moslem forces will affect the…

Madam Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Hamilton amendment. For 3 years we have pretended that the war in Bosnia is a civil war, rather than a war of Serb aggression. For 3 years we have pretended that negotiations would bring an end…

In conclusion, Mr. Chairman, I think we have had a fine debate here on all sides of this issue, but as to the extended statements of the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, I think the gentleman from California [Mr…

Mr. Chairman, we are going to have more time to talk about this, but basically I would note that it is the serious opinion of many, many scholars, including at least some lawyers in the Department of State, that the so-called arms embargo…

I rise in strong support of the Gingrich amendment sponsored by the Republican leadership, myself, and Mr. Gilman which will be incorporated in today's en bloc package of amendments. The amendment prohibits the use of Department of Defense…

I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by Mr. Kopetski, which would have the House express its support for the continued moratorium on U.S. nuclear weapons testing and which urges the prompt conclusion of a Comprehensive Nuclear…

I rise in support of the Solomon amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should take action against North Korea including seeking international sanctions and resuming the Team Spirit military exercises if the…

I would like to associate myself with the remarks of everyone speaking here today on behalf of my good friend, the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Gibbons]. On numerous occasions he and I have discussed his exploits during World War II and in…

I rise today to pay tribute to our late colleague, Sam Hall of Texas. It is with a great degree of sadness that I recognize his passing. Sam Hall was a true gentleman and a statesman. It was an honor for me to serve with him in the…

let me begin by commending the efforts of my colleagues, Porter Goss and Jon Kyl, in bringing this matter to the floor of the House. It is due to their diligence that the House has this timely opportunity to debate and consider the various…

I want to thank Chairman Dellums for the way in which he has led the committee this year. The fact that the committee reported a bill that codifies the President's controversial defense budget figure on a nearly unanimous vote speaks…