On the recordSeptember 4, 2018
I thank my friend and colleague, Congresswoman Mimi Walters, for her special order. It is a reminder again that Vietnam has not lived up to the agreement they made in Paris to end the Vietnam war. They promised they would turn over remains. They promised they would give lists of our POWs and MIAs. They lied. They didn't do that. They still have that information. In fact, there was one year I agreed with the national Chamber of Commerce's position on most everything, but I disagreed on a trade agreement with Vietnam because I could not vote to give some special deal to people who will not honor their agreements that lie about Americans dead and who were prisoners of war and missing in action and remains of which they know and have never disclosed. This is one more reminder that one thing we can do in this House is show courage and say we are not dealing with countries, no special deals at all, with countries that harm Americans. We need to protect our own. I am so glad that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle are calling attention to that fact, led by Congresswoman Walters. It is important to remember. I hope and pray that we will do the right thing here in the House. I know the President has a heart for getting Americans back when they have been improperly detained, or, in some cases, when they have been properly detained, but especially if they are being mistreated. Vietnam needs to wake up.…
