November 1, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11761 FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE Israel but to destabilize the Middle cise in its terms and we have followed SENATE East and eventually to harm America it strictly. It does not include missile A further message from the Senate and its allies. and nuclear-related cooperation with by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, an- Well, Mr. Speaker, we now have Iran,’’ in other words allowing it, ‘‘nor nounced that the Senate has passed found an unbelievable revelation. In does it include conventional arms without amendment bills of the House 1995, unbeknownst to anyone in this transfers to other state sponsors of ter- of the following titles: Congress despite our Constitution that rorism.’’ H.R. 5110. An act to designate the United says that no one, including the Presi- b 1745 dent, can negotiate a treaty without States courthouse located at 3470 12th Street Listen to what Secretary Albright in Riverside, California, as the ‘‘George E. the advice and consent of the Congress, Brown, Jr. United States Courthouse’’. Vice President AL GORE arranged for a went on to say. ‘‘Without the Aide Me- H.R. 5302. An act to designate the United secret memorandum with the Prime moire,’’ without this document that States courthouse located at 1010 Fifth Ave- Minister of Russia, Viktor GORE negotiated privately, Russia’s nue in Seattle, Washington, as the ‘‘William Chernomyrdin. conventional arms sales to Iran would Kenzo Nakamura United States Court- Mr. Speaker, I will include for the have been subject to sanctions based on house’’. RECORD articles and direct quotes from various provisions of our laws.’’ H.R. 5388. An act to designate a building Following is the excerpt from the proposed to be located within the boundaries this memorandum which I am holding of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Ref- up in front of me. memo: uge, as the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman Education MOSCOW JOINT STATEMENT OF MAY 10, 1995 We have also upheld our commitment not and Administrative Center’’. to impose sanctions for those transfers dis- (4) Russia will terminate all arms-related The message also announced that the closed in the Annex to the Aide Memoire. transfers to Iran not later than 31 December The Annex is very precise in its terms and Senate recedes from its amendments to 1999. The United States will continue not to we have followed its strictly. It does not in- the bill (H.R. 4846) ‘‘An Act to establish engage in any arms-related transfers to Iran. clude missile and nuclear-related coopera- the National Recording Registry in the * * * * * tion with Iran, nor does it include conven- Library of Congress to maintain and (6) In light of the undertakings contained tional arms transfers to other State Spon- preserve sound recordings that are cul- in the Joint Statement and this Aide Me- sors of terrorism. turally, historically, or aesthetically moire, the United States is prepared to take Without the Aide Memoire, Russia’s con- significant, and for other purposes.’’ appropriate steps to avoid any penalties to ventional arms sales to Iran would have been subject to sanctions based on various provi- f Russia that might otherwise arise under do- mestic law with respect to the completion of sions of our laws. TRANSFER OF RUSSIAN TECH- the transfers disclosed in the Annex . . . So now we have the Secretary of NOLOGY TO ISRAEL’S ENEMIES Mr. Speaker, what does this memo- State acknowledging publicly in a let- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. randum, signed by AL GORE, our Vice ter that we got declassified, thank PEASE). Under the Speaker’s an- President, and Viktor Chernomyrdin goodness we have a media that is will- nounced policy of January 6, 1999, the say that was not given to anybody in ing to stand up and expose this kind of gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. this Congress? It is a joint statement action, while the Congress was working WELDON) is recognized for 60 minutes called the Moscow Joint Statement of in good faith to stop proliferation of as the designee of the majority leader. May 10, 1995. It talks about Russia’s ob- technology to Iran, Vice President AL Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. ligations to stop proliferation of tech- GORE was allowing that technology to Speaker, I rise tonight to share with nology to Iran specifically. Let me flow to Iran and never told the Con- our colleagues some very startling in- read section 4. gress. formation and some information that ‘‘Russia will terminate all arms-re- Mr. Speaker, this is outrageous. This should concern every citizen in Amer- lated transfers to Iran not later than 31 is unconstitutional. This is immoral. ica but also every citizen in Israel be- December 1999. The United States will Because we through one person, and he cause Vice President AL GORE has continue not to engage in any arms-re- is not the President and he is not the caused increased danger to the security lated transfers to Iran.’’ Congress, through one person, our and safety of every man, woman, and Number 6: ‘‘In light of the under- country allowed Iran to receive tech- child living in Israel today. takings contained in the Joint State- nology from Russia that is covered That is a pretty bold statement. Why ment and this aid memoir, the United under our arms control agreements do I make that? Is it because the elec- States is prepared to take appropriate with Russia which no individual has tion is on Tuesday? No. It is because of steps to avoid any penalties to Russia the right to overtake or to supersede. what this Congress has just learned. that might otherwise arise out of do- Yet Vice President GORE did it. Every The greatest threat to Israel’s security mestic laws with respect to the com- Member of Congress, Democrat and Re- is the transfer of technology from Rus- pletion of the transfers discussed and publican, needs to ask the question of sia to Israel’s enemies, Iran and Iraq disclosed in the annex.’’ the Vice President, who do you think especially, and Syria and Libya. The Vice President on his own, with- you are? The President could not even For the last 10 years, this Congress, out informing anyone in this body or do this without the advice and consent with bipartisan votes, has worked dili- the other body, arranged for a secret of the Congress, to arrange a secret gently to stop the transfer of tech- deal with Viktor Chernomyrdin that deal with his friend Viktor nology to Iran because Iran’s goal is to said to Russia they could continue to Chernomyrdin that allowed for 5 years annihilate Israel and to do it with sell technology to Iran which directly Russia to continue to transfer tech- weapons of mass destruction, missiles, has increased the threat to every man, nology to one of Israel’s boldest and weapons of mass destruction involving woman, and child living in Israel and most aggressive enemies. chemical biological or nuclear agents. every one of our allies that are within Mr. Speaker, tonight we are going to But Iran or Iraq do not possess that ca- the range of Iran’s weapons of mass de- expose this in detail. We are going to pability. They have got to buy it. They struction. talk about the policies of this adminis- have got to acquire it. And to add insult to injury, Mr. tration. Before I yield to my good Mr. Speaker, over the past 8 years, Speaker, there was a classified memo friend and colleague, I want to say one we have worked with this administra- that our Secretary of State sent to the final point. 1992 was the start. When tion in what we thought was a good- Russian foreign minister in January of Boris Yeltsin stood atop that tank out- faith effort to stop proliferation. I have this year. I want to quote from this side the Russian White House in Mos- been down in the White House twice in memo. I am quoting the U.S. Secretary cow, with tens of thousands of Russians personal meetings with the Vice Presi- of State Madeleine Albright. This is to around him announcing he was throw- dent along with colleagues from the the Russian foreign minister. ing off Communism, that the Soviet House and the Senate where we talked ‘‘We have also upheld our commit- Union was disbanding, he waved a Rus- specifically about stopping technology ment not to impose sanctions for those sian flag and an American flag and he from flowing to Iran because Iran will transfers disclosed in the Annex of the declared that Communism was dead use this technology not only against Aide Memoire. The annex is very pre- and a new strategic partnership. That

VerDate 01-NOV-2000 02:30 Nov 02, 2000 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A01NO7.033 pfrm01 PsN: H01PT1 H11762 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 1, 2000 was in 1992. Russia and America to- sentiment, as the gentleman says, and institutions committed to the rule of gether. look at that chart that shows the anti- law, that they stop selling weapons to This was the scene last fall in down- American sentiment among the Rus- the Chinese, Iranians and other poten- town Moscow, Mr. Speaker, as tens of sian people. It is at its highest point tially dangerous states and dismantle thousands of Russians stood outside of since the fall of the Soviet Union. Rus- their spy facility in Lourdes, Cuba. our embassy throwing paint at our em- sia continues to be a major proliferator Contrary to the view of this adminis- bassy, firing weapons at our embassy of weapons of mass destruction and, tration, the Russian Government does and burning the American flag. The most troubling, to me at least, it has not have veto authority over our na- first speech given by President Putin entered into a strategic military part- tional security policy. We should not when he took office in January of this nership with Communist China, one of be held back from building a national year was to announce a new strategic our most serious potential adversaries. missile defense system by an invalid relationship for Russia, Russia and The administration has done nothing and outdated ABM treaty predicated China against America. The policies of to discourage this emerging military on an absurd Cold War notion that the this administration and this Vice relationship and incredibly insists that only way our people can be totally se- President have now put us at odds un- the Russian Government selling dan- cure is to be totally vulnerable. like any other time since the height of gerous sunburn missiles to China, mis- The Russian Government should the Cold War against the Russian peo- siles specifically designed to destroy know that the American people are ple. American warships, poses no serious committed to building a comprehen- Tonight we are going to discuss those threat to U.S. security. sive missile defense to protect our peo- issues. I now yield to our distinguished Instead of leading Russian policy ple and our allies, and we will not be leader, our whip, the honorable gen- with a very firm hand, Vice President deterred in doing so. tleman from Texas (TOM DELAY). GORE led with closed eyes and an open Mr. Speaker, there is still great po- Mr. DELAY. I thank the gentleman pocketbook. The collapse of Russia was tential in Russia, and with real leader- for yielding to me. I want to congratu- fueled by the administration’s insist- ship we can build our relationship. But late the gentleman from Pennsylvania ence on pouring good money after bad. we must acknowledge that real reform (Mr. WELDON), who really understands Billions of dollars were wasted prop- does not lie in any single man or lead- these issues on bringing this special ping up failing, inefficient, and corrupt er, but in the institutions that build order to the floor. The gentleman institutions. The administration was the foundations for democracy. With- speaks Russian as many in the House committed to Boris Yeltsin at all costs out those foundations, without the rule know and has been to Russia many, while he and his cronies used the gov- of law, democracy cannot take hold. many times, so he knows what he is ernment to fuel their own appetites for Russia is blessed with a rich heritage speaking about. The gentleman has wealth and power. and tremendous resources. I hope the met with many members of the Duma, According to the Speaker’s Advisory next page in their long history will many members in the Russian Govern- Group and the document, the document show a commitment to democracy, the ment, and has been a great liaison with that was produced just a few weeks ago rule of law and individual liberty. If it Russia and this House of Representa- by that group, by the way, I would tell does, the United States will be ready to tives. the Speaker that the American people stand with them as true allies. I wanted to say that because he has can get this document on the Web site But our relationship with Russia the most credibility of any Member in at policy.house.gov and receive a very must be based on respect and trust, not this House on issues dealing with Rus- complete analysis of the failed Clinton personal friendships and wishful think- sia. And he understands how the failed administration policy when it comes to ing. Serious problems require serious Clinton-Gore administration’s foreign Russia. leadership. The Russian Government policy has affected Russia. According to this group, and I am should know that the United States Mr. Speaker, the recent revelations quoting here from this study, ‘‘The will hold out a helping hand when that that Vice President GORE and former Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission con- hand will be welcomed as a symbol of Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin tributed to a deliberately uninformed democratic partnership, not some entered into a secret agreement to U.S. policy toward Russia. It refused to sweetheart deal. allow the Russian Government to sell acknowledge failure and, even worse, I just challenge the national media. dangerous weapons systems to Iran, celebrated failure as if it were success. As the gentleman knows, I think the contrary to a nonproliferation law that The Clinton administration’s depend- national media has shirked its respon- the Vice President himself authored ence on the Gore-Chernomyrdin Com- sibility, particularly in this campaign, with Senator JOHN MCCAIN, shed more mission, coupled with the commission’s by not looking at the actual actions light on the Clinton-Gore administra- refusal to listen to independent infor- that Vice President GORE took in car- tion’s inability to effectively provide mation, meant that the administra- rying out the Clinton-Gore foreign pol- for our national security. Allowing tion’s Russia policy was both proce- icy. If they would look at what part these systems to be delivered to Iran, a durally and substantively unsound.’’ Vice President GORE played in foreign nation that is at the top of the list of This administration had an oppor- policy, they would find a situation terrorist states, again reveals this ad- tunity to help Russia enter into the where there was no leadership, where ministration’s failed, rudderless for- 21st century as an emerging and thriv- there was appeasement rather than eign policy based on appeasement rath- ing democracy. Unfortunately, the strength, where there was a complete er than strength. Perhaps nowhere has Vice President’s misguided policies disaster in most cases. this failed foreign policy borne more helped fuel Russia’s economic collapse Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. bitter tasting fruit than in those and led to our relations being worse Speaker, I want to thank our distin- missed opportunities in Russia. than any time since the end of the Cold guished whip for appearing tonight. He Mr. Speaker, when this administra- War. is very busy. I want to also thank him tion first took office in 1993, Russia Mr. Speaker, it is time we stopped and point out to our colleagues, the was an emerging democracy that for feeding failure. Russia needs to take whip is very much interested in work- the first time looked to America with responsibility for its future and be held ing together to build a solid foundation open eyes and open arms. But, sadly, accountable for its mistakes. The Rus- with the Russian people. In fact, he led after years of misplaced policies, Rus- sian Government should know that we a delegation to Russia in the last ses- sia’s optimism has been replaced by are committed to building a very sion of Congress to try to foster that skepticism. strong friendship, but the foundation of one-on-one positive relationship be- The Vice President headed up the ad- that relationship must be a mutual tween the people of Russia and the peo- ministration’s Russia policy, a policy commitment to freedom, democracy, ple of the U.S. which can now only be judged as a and individual liberty. We should not We do not have a problem with the total failure. Unfortunately, the Vice restructure or forgive the billions of people of Russia. We want to be their President was in over his head and the dollars Russia owes us until they show friends. We want to be their strong results were disastrous. Anti-American progress towards building democratic trading partners. What we do not want

VerDate 01-NOV-2000 02:37 Nov 02, 2000 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K01NO7.119 pfrm01 PsN: H01PT1 November 1, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11763 to have is the reinforcement of a gov- of mass destruction, because of their breach of faith? It falls to this House, ernment that is not acting in the best destabilizing, in effect, Mr. Speaker, to this people’s house, and the grand interests of Russia. That is why the because they represent a clear and design of our founders in this constitu- Russian people no longer trust Amer- present danger to allies of the United tional republic with separate and co- ica. In fact, as I pointed out the other States and indeed the United States equal branches of government. night, one of my Duma friends was vis- itself. My friend from Pennsylvania Madam Speaker, to stand and tell the iting here 2 years ago; and he made the mentioned the State of Israel, still in people something is seriously wrong, statement that for 70 years, the Soviet the news, still involved in conflict and the State Department should turn over Communist Party spent billions of dol- uncertainty, and the tragedy of the sit- every document related to this; and the lars to convince the Russian people uation, as revealed in the documents Vice President of the United States, that Americans were evil and they now entered into the RECORD, and I Madam Speaker, should stand before failed. He went on to say in just a mat- thank my friend from Pennsylvania be- the people he hopes to lead not with ex- ter of a few short years, your govern- cause the State Department has been cuses, not with fables, not with stories, ment has managed to do what the So- reticent in even allowing copies of but with the truth. At last, Madam viet Communist Party could not do, those documents to be in the posses- Speaker, at long last, is not the truth and that is to convince the Russian sion of the proper committees of this what the American people deserve? people that Americans are evil. House, even though that has happened. Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, we have a real problem What the documents reveal should Madam Speaker, I thank my distin- right now. You cannot blame the Rus- shock every American. The Vice Presi- guished friend and colleague, the gen- sians. If they saw billions of dollars of dent of the United States, one of the tleman from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH), architects along with Senator MCCAIN, IMF money that was supposed to go to for his eloquent statement. of a policy that would impose sanctions Let me say to our colleagues who are help them build roads and bridges and on Russia if weapons of mass destruc- watching us back in their offices, ev- schools and communities end up in tion continue to be sold, worked out an erybody may be saying, well, there go Swiss bank accounts and U.S. real es- agreement in private with the Russian those Republicans 1 week or a few days tate investments and if they saw our leader, Viktor Chernomyrdin, excusing before the election trashing AL GORE. President and our Vice President going the Russians from continued sale of Why were not they bringing this for- like this and like this pretending they those weapons to Iran; in fact, inviting ward last year? did not see it because they did not those sales to continue. Let me remind my colleagues, this want to embarrass their personal Mr. Speaker, stop and imagine the story broke October 13 of this year in friends, Boris Yeltsin or Viktor implication of what is part of the The New York Times. Prior to October Chernomyrdin, no wonder the Russian RECORD. Understand these were not six 13, none of us knew that Vice President people do not trust Americans. No won- disabled tow missiles. We are talking GORE had worked out a secret deal in der they do not trust what our inten- about an arsenal that included three 1995 that Madeleine Albright referred tions were. That is why 8 years after Kilo Class submarines, the best tech- to in a January 2000 memo this year. Russia became a free democracy, the nology heretofore developed for con- Prior to October 13, none of us knew people of Russia question what Amer- ventionally powered submarines for si- this. Well, that is only 2 weeks ago, 2 ica’s real intentions are. lence and stealth and secrecy as those weeks ago. Thank goodness we have a With that, I would like to yield to submarines patrol the oceans and seas free press. Two weeks ago The New one of our most eloquent and out- of the world; an incredible advantage York Times ran a copy of this docu- spoken rising stars in the Congress for a nation which sadly remains on ment that I have now put in the CON- from the great West from the State of the outside looking in, in essence an GRESSIONAL RECORD that our Members Arizona, our good friend J.D. outlaw nation. of Congress were not aware of, that no HAYWORTH. Indeed, Mr. Speaker, we will remem- member of the Intelligence Committee, Mr. HAYWORTH. I think my friend ber at the outset of this Congress, and no member of the leadership was asked from Pennsylvania for yielding. I violate no confidences, I violate no to see by the Vice President when he Mr. Speaker, tonight we gather here classified documents, a bipartisan com- cut the deal in 1995. because still we must do the people’s mittee, including a former Member of We were not made aware of this until business. Mr. Speaker, I am well aware this House who later became Secretary we read the story in The New York of the fact that there are those who of Defense, the gentleman from Illi- Times, along with the rest of America look at the calendar and the pending nois, Mr. Rumsfeld chairing the Com- on October 13, and then The Wash- national elections and seem to think mission, along with the first director of ington Times reported the story after that everything must inevitably be col- the CIA under President Clinton, Mr. that, and other media. It has not been ored with the hue of partisan politics. Woolsey, came to this House and picked up by the TV media, and that is Mr. Speaker, it should be our goal, no talked about the growing proliferation a legitimate question. Why has it not matter our partisan labels, whether of weapons of mass technology by out- been? Republicans or Democrats or Independ- law nations, including Iran, Iraq, North Now, why is this so outrageous, ents, to put people before politics. It is Korea, where trouble continues; and Madam Speaker? Why? Because this in that spirit that I rise this evening our Secretary of State just returned technology that has been transferred is with my colleagues, because what has from a visit. used to improve the accuracy of sys- been discovered is so disturbing that it We are talking about a situation that tems against America and our allies. Is transcends traditional party politics. goes directly to the heart of our future, this isolated? Let me give you two ex- We are not talking about typical dis- perhaps to the survival of our friends, amples. Madam Speaker, I was in Mos- agreements or differences in philos- and ultimately to the type of national cow in January of 1996. The Wash- ophy. To amplify the words of our ma- security we can provide from those who ington Post had just run a front page jority whip, the gentleman from Texas, would aspire to become Commander in story with the headline, America Has in his remarks, Vice President GORE, Chief. The whip was quite right, Mr. Caught the Russians Illegally Transfer- while a member of the United States Speaker. Our colleagues in the fourth ring Guidance Systems to Iraq. I was in Senate, worked closely with my Sen- estate, the journalists, aside from a Moscow. I went to our embassy, and I ator from Arizona, JOHN MCCAIN, and a front page article 3 weeks ago in The asked for a meeting with our ambas- bill was passed, written by those two New York Times, followed up with sador, who, at that time, was Tom gentlemen, that became law that dealt work in The Washington Times and Pickering. He is now the number three with weapons sales by the Russian re- other periodical publications such as person in the State Department. I said, public to the nation of Iran. Insight on the News, aside from those Mr. Ambassador, what was the re- b publications, Mr. Speaker, the silence sponse of the Russians when you asked 1800 of the television networks in this Na- them about the transfer of the It was an effort on the part of our tion has been deafening. accelerometers and gyroscopes to Iraq? government to issue sanctions to try Madam Speaker, who will tell the He said, Congressman WELDON, I have and prevent the sale of those weapons people? Who will tell the people of this not asked the Russians yet.

VerDate 01-NOV-2000 01:45 Nov 02, 2000 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K01NO7.120 pfrm01 PsN: H01PT1 H11764 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 1, 2000 I said, Mr. Ambassador, you are our called ‘‘Betrayal,’’ is a classified cable the Senate who were assembled while representatives here. Why would you that President Clinton sent to Boris the Vice President and Leon Firth, the not ask the Russians? It was a front Yeltsin in that election year, the same security adviser, pleaded with us for 1 page story back home. It is a violation year this transfer took place. What did hour not to bring up the Iran missile of an arms control treaty, the missile that cable say? Dear Boris, we wish you sanction bill. He pleaded with us that technology control regime. well in your election, and I will make this would harm the personal relation- He said, that has to come from the sure that nothing happens in America ship that Bill Clinton had with Boris White House. that jeopardizes your reelection. Yeltsin and that AL GORE had with So I came back to Washington, and I That must have included holding Viktor Chernomyrdin. wrote the President a letter in the end Russia accountable for illegally trans- When the Vice President finished lob- of January, 1996. Dear Mr. President, ferring technology to the enemies of bying us, all of us, Democrats and Re- you must have read the story in The America and our allies. publicans together, said, Mr. Vice Washington Post. What are you going The second example, a year later, President, it is too late. The tech- to do about it? If this occurred, it is a Madam Speaker, the President of nology is flowing. It is continuing to serious violation because it gives Iraq a Israel, President Netanyahu, goes to flow into Iran, and it is not being capability that they cannot build on the great length of announcing to the stopped. their own. world that Israel has evidence that Later that week, that bill passed the The President wrote me a response in Russia’s space agency has signed con- House with 396 votes. That was not a March of that year. tracts with the agency in Iran building partisan bill. Almost every Republican Dear Congressman Weldon, you are cor- their missile systems, which is again, a and most all of the Democrats sup- rect. If this transfer took place, it would be violation of treaties and U.S. laws that ported the bill to slap the administra- a serious violation of the missile technology Russia has agreed to abide by. tion across the face because they were control regime and there are required sanc- The Congress was incensed. Demo- not enforcing an arms control agree- tions in that treaty; and I assure you if we crats and Republicans said, what is ment that we had entered into with can prove it, we will impose the sanctions. going on here? What is wrong with Rus- Russia to stop technology from going But, Congressman Weldon, we have no proof sia? We are helping them with their to Iran. that this transfer took place. space station. We are working with b 1815 Well, as I have done in speeches them on technology, on helping their around the country, I bring the proof economy. Why are we not stopping this Two months later, after we came for the American people to see. This is technology transfer? back from Christmas break, the Senate a Soviet-made gyroscope and a Soviet- So the Congress introduced legisla- was going to take up the same bill. My made accelerometer. I cannot tell you tion, bipartisan, the gentleman from office got another call from the Vice where I got these devices, but I can say New York (Mr. GILMAN) and Jane Har- President’s office. Again, they asked they were clipped off of an SSN–19 So- mon, immediately got over 200 cospon- me to go down to the White House to viet missile that used to be aimed at an sors to force the imposition of sanc- meet with the Vice President, and American city. We caught the Russians tions on Iran for violating arms control again I drove down to the Old Execu- transferring these devices not once, not agreements. tive Office Building. Again, while I was twice, but at least three times. The The Congress called over the CIA. there, along with the same core group American government has over 100 sets The director of the Nonproliferation of people, in fact, I think Senator of these devices today. We never im- Center for the CIA at that time was Dr. LIEBERMAN may have been in the meet- posed the sanctions required by the Gordon Ehlers; and Dr. Ehlers did ing, the Vice Presidential candidate, I treaty; yet we have the proof. We have something you cannot do very often in think he was in the meeting with us; the evidence. this administration. He told the Con- and for 1 hour and 30 minutes with Now, what would Iraq use these de- gress the truth. He said, yes, the CIA Jack Caravelli from the NSC, the Na- vices for? They would use them to im- has evidence, and we agree with Israel, tional Security Council, and with Leon prove the accuracy of the same missile that the Russian space agency has con- Firth, the Vice President lobbied us that killed those 28 young Americans tractual relations with Iran to help not to have the Senate pass the Iran in 1991 who came home from Desert them build their missile systems. Gor- missile sanctions bill. When he finished Storm in body bags because their coun- don Ehlers was forcibly removed from we said the same thing: it is too late, try let them down, because we could his job because he simply told the Mr. Vice President. not defend against a low complexity truth. The following week, the Senate voted SCUD missile. These devices Iraq can- The Congress was incensed. The bill that bill; 96 Senators voted for the bill, not build. They have to buy them, and was scheduled to come to the House which meant it had a veto-proof mar- the only place to get them is from Rus- Floor for a vote. Three days before or 4 gin in the House and in the Senate. But sia. days before the bill was to come up on let me tell my colleagues what is so We caught them. It is a violation of the House floor for a vote, my office disgusting, Madam Speaker. In neither an arms control treaty. The President got a call from the Vice President’s of- of those two meetings, which were pri- told me, if we could prove it he would fice. Would you tell your boss, the vate meetings with the Vice President take action. We have the evidence, and staffer said to my staff, that Vice and Members of Congress, did the Vice we never took any action. President GORE would like to meet President tell us that he had worked In fact, Mr. Speaker, the logical with Congressman WELDON in the Old out a secret deal with the Russians to question is, why would we not take ac- Executive Office Building. My staff stop proliferation. In neither of those tion against Russia if we know they told me. I said, sure, I will be happy to two meetings, with CARL LEVIN, with were deliberately violating a treaty? go down and meet with him. I said, BOB KERREY, with JOHN MCCAIN, with And the answer is rather simple. Our what is the topic? They said the Iran Lee Hamilton, and with the gentleman policy for the past 8 years toward Rus- missile sanctions bill. from New York (Mr. GILMAN) in neither sia has been based on personal friend- I drove down to the White House, of those meetings did the Vice Presi- ships; the personal friendship of Presi- went into the Old Executive Office dent hold this document up and say, dent Clinton with the leader of Russia, Building where the Vice President’s of- well, do not worry, fellows, I have a se- Boris Yeltsin, and the personal friend- fice is, and there in the meeting room, cret deal with the Russians. He never ship between AL GORE and VIKTOR along with myself, were some of the told us. Yet, that deal had been con- CHERNOMYRDIN. following people: Senator CARL LEVIN, cluded 2 years earlier. In 1996, when we caught the Russians Senator BOB KERRY, Senator JOHN Now, why am I so incensed? Because, transferring these devices to Iraq, it MCCAIN, Senator JON KYL, Congress- Madam Speaker, for the past 8 years, was the reelection year for President man Lee Hamilton, the gentleman this administration has called upon me Yeltsin. Unbeknownst to us but now from New York (Mr. GILMAN), Con- time and again to get Republicans to available to our colleagues as an ap- gresswoman Jane Harmon, Democrats support their objectives in regard to pendix to a book written by Bill Gertz and Republicans from the House and Russia. Every time a vote would come

VerDate 01-NOV-2000 01:45 Nov 02, 2000 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K01NO7.122 pfrm01 PsN: H01PT1 November 1, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11765 up for cooperative threat reduction I now yield to the gentleman from that proliferation could continue, de- funding for the Nunn-Lugar program, I California (Mr. ROYCE), who has trav- spite the stated opposition of their would get a call from the White House eled to Russia. He has been a leader in partners. to help out, and I would help out. working with their corruption prob- Now, I wanted just to bring to light a Every time the administration wanted lems. As a member of the Committee second secret Gore-Chernomyrdin deal something done on our side, I would be on Banking and Financial Services, he that was described in the Washington glad to help out. When they wanted to has reached out to help them put into Times on October 17 in a classified convince the Russians that we were place their financial house. He has of- ‘‘Dear Al’’ letter to AL GORE in late taking the right action in Bosnia, I fered to assist them in bringing sta- 1995. Chernomyrdin described Russian traveled to Moscow with information bility to the Duma, using some of the aid to Iran’s nuclear program, and the from the State Department to convince techniques we use in our Congress in a letter states: ‘‘This information is not the Russians of the merits of the Presi- bipartisan manner to help oversee the to be conveyed to third parties, includ- dent’s position. Yet, the Vice President financial transactions that have oc- ing to the United States Congress.’’ did not have the decency to tell not curred in Russia. I am happy that he is Not to be conveyed to the United only me, but Members of Congress, here tonight, and I yield to the gen- States Congress. that he had cut a secret deal with the tleman from California (Mr. ROYCE). As with the first Chernomyrdin deal, Russians to continue to allow tech- Mr. ROYCE. Madam Speaker, I just this agreement too has been kept se- nology to flow to Iran. want to mention that the gentleman cret from us. This letter from Madam Speaker, that is not allowed from Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON) is one Chernomyrdin to GORE indicates that under our Constitution. of our foremost experts in the House on GORE acquiesced to the shipment of not Now, the President can set foreign advanced weapons technology, and also only conventional shipments to Iran in policy; he can enter into treaties, al- he has led some 21 trips now to Russia. violation of the act, but also of nuclear though they have to be ratified by the He speaks Russian, and he has been technology to Iran. According to Vice Senate, but he can do that. The Vice perplexed, as I have, by this report in President GORE, when we listen to his President has no ability to negotiate The New York Times that without re- rationale, he says, well, the purpose of secret agreements with any Nation, es- porting to Members of the House and this secret deal was to constrain Rus- pecially when he does not come back the Senate, the Vice President had con- sian nuclear aid to Iran in the con- and tell the Congress. In fact, the most cluded his secret agreement with then- struction of two nuclear reactors. If outrageous part of this whole thing, Russian Prime Minister Viktor that is so, Vice President GORE plainly Madam Speaker, is there is another Chernomyrdin, a secret agreement not did not succeed, because in August of document I have not gotten ahold of; I to enforce U.S. laws requiring sanc- this year, the CIA reported that Russia will have it and it will be in the CON- tions on any country that supplies ad- continues to provide Iran with nuclear GRESSIONAL RECORD eventually. That vanced conventional weapons to Iran. technology that could be applied to other document is a letter that Viktor As we look at the list of those par- Iran’s weapons programs. That is what Chernomyrdin wrote to Vice President ticular weapons, we see that it includes our Central Intelligence Agency is tell- GORE after this deal was cut. I know the advanced submarines, the ultra- ing us. how the letter started. It said, Dear quiet, ultra-silent kilo-class sub- The chairman of the House Com- AL. Dear AL. This was in late 1995. I am marines that are so difficult to detect, mittee on International Relations, the going to quote from the letter. I do not that it includes torpedoes and antiship gentleman from New York (Mr. GIL- have the letter yet, I am getting it. mines and hundreds of tanks and ar- MAN), asked the administration on Oc- Quote: ‘‘It is not to be conveyed to mored personnel carriers. I think these tober 18 if it had pointed out to GORE’s third parties, including the U.S. Con- submarines are but one example of ex- Russian partner that it is not the gress.’’ So the Prime Minister of Rus- actly the type identified by Congress American way for the President to sia sends a letter to our Vice President when it passed the law as posing a risk keep secrets from Congress when it where he confirms the fact that Russia to U.S. forces operating in the Middle comes to such serious national security will continue to send technology to East. concerns as the proliferation of nuclear Iran, even though it violates our laws Madam Speaker, the report of the technology. The chairman has yet to and treaties, and furthermore, Speaker’s Advisory Group, and I would receive an answer. The law requires, Chernomyrdin says, and you cannot just mention to the Members, this can and I am going to quote it here, that tell your Congress that we have en- be found on policy.house.gov, if Mem- ‘‘The text of any international agree- tered into this agreement. bers would like to get a copy of Rus- ment to which the United States is a Madam Speaker, that is not just out- sia’s Road to Corruption. That report party be transmitted to Congress as rageous, that is sickening. That is ab- notes the unjustified confidence in un- soon as practical, but in no event later solutely sickening, that the leader of reliable officials like Chernomyrdin; it than 60 days after it is reached.’’ The Russia, Victor Chernomyrdin, could notes the refusal by the administration law does not contemplate, as the gen- have an agreement with our Vice Presi- to acknowledge mistakes and revised tleman from California (Mr. COX), the dent that the Congress should not be policies accordingly; and it notes the House Policy chairman, pointed out, informed. And there it is, Madam excessive secrecy designed to screen does not contemplate that Congress Speaker. It is a quote directly from controversial policies from both Con- will discover such agreements 5 years that letter. I will have that letter in gress and the public. after the fact by reading about them the RECORD. This secret agreement, I think, exem- through leaks to a newspaper. The Sen- So a secret deal is cut by AL GORE plifies every one of these flaws and, ate Foreign Relations Committee re- with Viktor Chernomyrdin that allows tragically, as the Times reported, the quested the first secret Gore- technology to flow to Iran, even decision to flout U.S. law gained us Chernomyrdin agreement on Friday, though those of us in the Congress in nothing from the Russians. In spite of October 13, the day that The New York both parties are saying it has to stop, evidence that both Russian govern- Times revealed it; and now, weeks it is getting out of hand, it is threat- ment agencies and private entities later, the administration has yet to ening Israel, APEC is going crazy be- were directly involved in proliferation produce this agreement, or the second cause they know what happened to the to such states as Iran and Iraq, the Gore-Chernomyrdin letter dealing with Israeli people in the midst of Desert Clinton administration continued to nuclear transfers to Iran. Storm when they were killed by those rely on personal assurances from a Madam Speaker, I yield back to the Scud missiles, and we are seeing some very small cadre of contacts in the chairman. of that today over in the Middle East. Russian Government. Our administra- Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. And our Vice President agrees to a let- tion officials, including Vice President Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague ter from Viktor Chernomyrdin that the GORE and Deputy Secretary of State for his eloquent statement and for his U.S. Congress should not be informed, Talbot, accepted these assurances, de- tireless work, and I want to acknowl- and this man supposedly wants to be spite clear evidence of continued pro- edge his leadership in trying to build a our President. liferation, rather than believe or admit stable relationship with Russia. I know

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That relates to the spe- White House counsel saying, well, yes, member of the Committee on Banking cial relationship that Vice President he did perhaps utter that statement and Financial Services, they look to GORE had with Viktor Chernomyrdin. when he saw the report, but he does not him for guidance as they did last year During the days that Viktor think it was he that wrote it down. when he was there to help establish a Chernomyrdin was the Prime Minister Somebody else must have written that sound financial system. of Russia, there was a process started word down based on what the Vice Now, someone listening to this in called the Gore-Chernomyrdin Com- President was saying. their office or one of our constituents mission to work in a very positive way, The problem was, Madam Speaker, might say, well, wait a minute. The much of which I supported, on helping the President and the Vice President President does have a right to nego- build stable relations. But the Vice did not want to hear the bad news. We tiate secret agreements, and we are not President became too enamored with all wanted Yeltsin and Chernomyrdin saying that that is not the case. The the man, as opposed to the process. to succeed, but the to deal with Russia, President does have a right to act in Our intelligence community got we have to be candid and consistent. our best interests and sometimes he some evidence that Viktor Do Members know why the Russian may have to make an agreement. But Chernomyrdin was involved in corrupt people hate Americans today, Madam there is a process in place for a few activities in Russia with the oil and Speaker? It is because they feel we let Members of the House and the Senate gas industry. So as they do frequently, them down. When Boris Yeltsin left of- to be told about those kinds of arrange- our CIA wrote a memo that went to the fice last fall, the polls in Moscow were ments. We have a House Select Com- Vice President, a classified memo, showing his popularity was 2 percent. mittee on Intelligence and a Senate Se- which they do frequently, to the Vice Only 2 percent of the Russian popu- lect Committee on Intelligence. They President telling him that the CIA had lation supported Boris Yeltsin, but Bill are a very small number of Members evidence that his partner and friend, Clinton and AL GORE still support him. from both parties, they are bipartisan, Viktor Chernomyrdin, was involved in When the Russian people knew that most of their meetings are held in pri- corruption with the Russian oil and gas Boris Yeltsin’s friends, including his vate on the fourth floor of this build- industry. daughter, Tatiana, and the bankers ing, and they are briefed by the admin- What was the Vice President’s re- that he put into office, the oligarchs, istration or the CIA on sensitive issues sponse? He was very upset, red-faced, were stealing billions of dollars of that cannot be disclosed in public. and allegedly wrote the word ‘‘bull,’’ money that were going to Russia to Madam Speaker, that is not what we and I cannot say the last four letters, help improve the economy, the Russian are talking about. Because number but Members can use their imagina- people knew what was going on. They one, this was not the President acting; tion, across the front of the memo, and knew that we knew what was going on. this was an agreement between the sent it back to the CIA, because he did We pretended we did not see it because Vice President and the prime minister not want to hear it. He did not want to Bill Clinton and AL GORE did not want to embarrass their friends. of Russia. Number two, the Vice Presi- hear that our intelligence community When technology was being trans- dent cannot make treaties. There is no said his partner was involved in corrup- ferred to Iraq and Iran, the Russians place in the Constitution for the Vice tion. The Russian people knew he was President to represent America, unless knew that we knew it was taking involved in corruption, which is why he place, but they knew that we were hid- the President for some reason is inca- ultimately had to leave office. But our pacitated. Number three, any agree- ing that fact. They lost respect for us, Vice President did not want to hear it. because they knew that all America ment has to be shared with the leader- Here is the rub, Madam Speaker. was trying to do was to basically wash ship in the Congress so that Congress is When the Vice President was asked aware of what is transpiring. over any problems that Russia had. about this memo on Tim Russert’s When Lieutenant Jack Daley, a 15- b 1830 show nationally telecast just a few year career naval intelligence officer, None of those things happened, weeks ago, the Vice President’s state- was lasered in the eye by a Russian spy Madam Speaker. We only found out ment to Tim Russert was that it never ship out in Puget Sound, the adminis- about it 5 years later because a New happened, it was not true. tration’s response was to send a secret York Times writer got a copy of this However, in our Russia Task Force, cable to Moscow telling the Russians memo and spread the story out on the we interviewed a CIA lawyer. Guess that we have caught them lasering one front page of the New York Times. what he informed the committee: that of our military persons in the eye. Madam Speaker, how could it come more than one CIA analyst saw the no- What was the response of the admin- that our Vice President could have this tation on a document relating to istration? They tried to ruin the career kind of a relationship with Viktor Chernomyrdin. So now we have a CIA of Jack Daley. After 15 years of the Chernomyrdin? It goes back to what I lawyer saying, yes, we have a docu- highest ratings in the Navy, in two said at the outset, our policy with Rus- ment that at least two people have consecutive ratings he was given the sia has been flawed. It was based on seen with the word ‘‘bull’’ scribbled lowest rating that he could get, and his personal friendships as opposed to sup- across the front of it relating to superior officer told him this, and I port for institutions. Chernomyrdin. quote directly, ‘‘Jack, you don’t know I wanted Boris Yeltsin to succeed as The White House stated in a letter in the pressure I am under to get rid of much as President Clinton did when he October of this year that, after a dili- your case.’’ took office. I was a big supporter of his. gent search, ‘‘We cannot locate that Thank goodness we have a group of But instead of supporting a person, as document, and neither can the CIA.’’ If stalwart Democrats and Republicans in Republicans did with the Shah of Iran, that is the case, it means the document this body, people like the gentleman for instance, we should have been sup- is either lost or stolen. Federal law from Washington (Mr. DICKS), who porting the institution of the presi- prohibits the destruction of White joined with us and called the Defense dency. We should have been supporting House records. If that occurred, that is Department and said they cannot do the institution of the parliament, a Federal offense. this to an American soldier in uniform. which in Russia is the Duma and the But now, mysteriously, the White He has been injured. He has been Federation Council. We should have House counsel now acknowledges that lasered by the Russians, and they were been supporting the institution of a the Vice President ‘‘recalls having a taking the side of Russia. court system, of a free market system. strong reaction to a CIA report when it Thank goodness we stood up, and in But instead, our policy was based on was originally shown to him,’’ and that September of last year former deputy personal friendships between two sets ‘‘he may have uttered such a comment Secretary of Defense John Hamre of people, Bill Clinton and Boris and it may have been written down by called me on the phone and said, Curt, Yeltsin, AL GORE and Viktor someone else.’’ we have just convened a special board Chernomyrdin. So we went from a complete denial of inquiry and they have just reported In fact, Madam Speaker, there is an- by the Vice President of ever having that Jack Daley was wronged. He got other document that needs to be written any such statement down and his promotion.

VerDate 01-NOV-2000 01:45 Nov 02, 2000 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K01NO7.126 pfrm01 PsN: H01PT1 November 1, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H11767 How about Jay Stuart, a career De- During the six years that I have chaired the gress of all secret deals with Russia regarding partment of Energy intelligence offi- Committee on International Relations, we have proliferation to Iran. I submit our letter to be in- cial who had an outstanding career, been keenly interested in U.S. relations with serted at this point in the RECORD: given the highest award, but because Russia. The members of our Committee have CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, he was telling Hazel O’Leary that there become increasingly concerned in recent Washington, DC, October 31, 2000. were problems with Russia’s nuclear years as the optimism that we had about the The PRESIDENT, The White House, weapons, his job was eliminated. His prospects for reform in Russia have evapo- career was ruined. Washington, DC. rated. Sadly, the policies of the Clinton Admin- DEAR MR. PRESIDENT. We are deeply con- Or how about Notra Trulock, whose istration have failed to consolidate democracy, cerned about information that has emerged simple offense was he told the truth? free markets, and respect for human rights in recently about secret understandings He has not been able to work for the Russia. reached between your Administration and past 3 months. The failure of the Clinton Administration pol- the government of the Russian Federation Time and again, Madam Speaker, icy has many dimensions, and my colleagues regarding proliferation to Iran. A distin- this administration has played politics have touched on many of those dimensions guished bipartisan group of eleven former with our relationships. Today our rela- today. I will focus my remarks on one dimen- secretaries of state, secretaries of defense, tionship with Russia is as bad as it national security advisors, and CIA directors sion that is of particular concern to me: the has also expressed alarm about your Admin- ever was under the Communist rule. In failure to stem Russian proliferation of dan- fact, I would say it is far worse than istration’s acquiescence in such proliferation gerous weapons and weapons-related tech- from Russia to Iran, as well as the Adminis- that, because the Russians no longer nologies to Iran. tration’s failure to fully disclose its policy to trust us. They do not know what our Congress has tried repeatedly over the Congress. foreign policy is. They think it is a years to force the Executive branch to do We share the view of these distinguished roller coaster, up and down. We use something about Russian proliferation to Iran. former officials that there can be no jus- tification for your Administration’s acquies- Russia when it is to our convenience, When Vice President AL GORE was still a Sen- and we ignore them when it is in our cence in the transfer to Iran of advanced ator, he joined with Senator JOHN MCCAIN to best interests, according to our admin- military equipment such as modern sub- author legislation known as the Iran-Iraq Arms marines, fighter planes, and wake-homing istration. Non-Proliferation Act of 1992. More recently, Madam Speaker, I can tell the Mem- torpedoes. Such transfers jeopardize the lives Congressman GEJDENSON and I worked with bers this, that it is absolutely unac- of our military personnel in the Persian Gulf Senator TRENT LOTT and Senator JOE region and put at risk the security of our na- ceptable that the Vice President of the LIEBERMAN to enact the Iran Nonproliferation tion and of our allies in the region. More- United States 5 years ago entered into Act of 2000. over, Iran, as the world’s leading sponsor of a secret agreement with the Prime These laws, and others that have been en- international terrorism, may well be a con- Minister of Russia that allowed tech- duit for arms and technology to terrorist acted between 1992 and this year, attempted nology to flow to Iran, as acknowl- groups. Obviously these groups pose an im- to discourage Russian proliferation to Iran by edged by Secretary Albright in her let- minent threat to U.S. personnel worldwide, threatening to impose U.S. sanctions. ter that I just put in the RECORD, that as demonstrated by the recent attack on the I regret to inform my colleagues that these would have been subject to sanctions U.S.S. Cole. laws appear to have failed. They have failed The Administration’s failure to fully in- under U.S. laws and arms control trea- not because they were badly written, but be- form Congress of this policy presents a ties. cause the Clinton Administration has put at threat of a different character. Congress can- The President wonders why this Con- not effectively exercise its constitutional re- gress will not support treaties that he least as much effort into avoiding having to apply them as it has put into applying them. sponsibilities if kept in the dark about such has brought up, like the treaties in- matters. Continued efforts by the Adminis- Our Committee held a hearing three weeks volving strategic arms reductions, or tration to withhold information about such treaties involving chemical weapons, ago on the Administration's systematic dis- policies from Congress is inconsistent with or treaties involving a nuclear test regard of the recently-enacted Gilman-Gejden- the constitutional separation of powers. ban? How can this Congress trust this son-Lott-Lieberman Act. Our hearing revealed We are especially troubled by the fact that administration on treaties when we that the Administration has failed to submit ei- both the policy adopted by the Administra- ther of the first two reports on proliferation to tion, and the Administration’s decision to have had secret deals and arrange- withhold from Congress key documents re- ments made by individuals that basi- Iran required to be submitted under that law, and that the National Aeronautics and Space lating to that policy, may have violated U.S. cally say those treaties are not worth law. The Gore-McCain Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 anything? Administration has adopted a legal interpreta- note) may have been violated by the Admin- Madam Speaker, this is not the way tion of the law designed to eviscerate it. Clear- istration’s commitment in the June 30, 1995, this country has operated. We have had ly NASA wants to continue business as usual Aide Memoire not to sanction certain weap- some embarrassing things occur in our with Russia as if this law had never been en- ons transfers from Russia to Iran. That history by leaders in both parties. I am acted. NASA's legal interpretation of the Gil- agreement was required to be transmitted to not saying this is only done by Demo- man-Gejdenson-Lott-Lieberman Act was de- Congress under the Case-Zablocki Act (1 U.S.C. 112b), but the Administration chose crats, because that would be false. But nounced on a bipartisan basis at our hearing. Even more alarming, we have learned from instead to withhold that agreement from I have never seen an incident where a Congress. And against this background, the press reports that Vice President GORE signed Vice President negotiated a secret deal Administration has persisted in disregarding to allow technology to continue to flow an agreement with Russia in 1995 in which he the recently-enacted Gilman-Gejdenson- to one of our enemies, and agree with agreed to permit certain Russian arms sales Lott-Lieberman Act (Public Law 106–178) re- the leader of that country that the to Iran to proceed, and he promised that no garding proliferation to Iran. Congress should be kept uninformed, sanctions would be imposed under the Gore± In view of the serious questions that have even though we admitted that every McCain Act. To get to the bottom of this been raised, we believe that the only accept- violation that occurred was a violation alarming news, we have asked the Administra- able course for the Administration at this point is full disclosure. In order to permit of an arms control agreement that tion to let us see the full text (including all at- tachments) of the agreements they signed. To you to clear the air regarding allegations would have required sanctions. that officials of your Administration have Madam Speaker, there is no wonder date, the Administration has refused to show secretly committed our nation to policies why we do not have the respect around the full text to anyone in this body other than which at best undermine our national secu- the world from China, Russia, from the the Speaker and the Minority Leader. rity, and at worst may violate U.S. law, we Middle East, the Palestinians, North Madam Speaker, it is clear that this Admin- respectfully submit the following request for Korea. Foreign policy has to be based istration has a lot of explaining to do about its relevant documents. on consistency and candor, and we policy toward Russia. We would appreciate your transmitting the have neither. Yesterday I joined with the distinguished documents described in paragraph (1) to the Mr. GILMAN. Madam Speaker, I want to Chairman of the Committee on Armed Serv- Committee on International Relations no later than Thursday, November 2nd. We commend the gentleman from Pennsylvania, ices, the gentleman from South Carolina, Mr. would appreciate your arranging for the Mr. WELDON, for organizing this discussion of SPENCE, and the distinguished Chairman of custodians of the remaining documents to the Clinton Administration's policy toward Rus- the Permanent Select Committee on Intel- transmit them to their oversight committee sia, and I thank him for inviting me to partici- ligence, Mr. GOSS, in sending a letter to the of the House of Representatives no later pate in it. President demanding full disclosure to Con- than Friday, December 1st. Please be assured

VerDate 01-NOV-2000 01:45 Nov 02, 2000 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K01NO7.128 pfrm01 PsN: H01PT1 H11768 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 1, 2000 that we will properly protect all classified justification for purchase from the Russian ative action, and the separation of information submitted in response to this re- Aviation and space Agency of the items re- church and State will all be on the quest. ferred to in the letters dated February 11, line, because the fact is these two (1) Documents in the custody of the Sec- 2000 and February 15, 2000, from the Adminis- words, ‘‘Supreme Court,’’ can come retary of State: trator of the National Aeronautics and Space (A) The Aide Memoire dated June 30, 1995, Administration to Chairman F. James Sen- down to just one vote. signed by Vice President Al Gore and Rus- senbrenner, Jr., of the Committee on Science Right now, one single vote protects a sian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, (exclusive of those items that, as of the date woman’s right to choose and recognizes along with all annexes thereto that have at of the adoption of this resolution, already her fundamental control over her own any time been in effect (including any have been acquired from the Russian Avia- body. Both Planned Parenthood versus amendments to such annexes). tion and Space Agency). Casey and Stenberg versus Carhart (B) The letter dated December 9, 1996, from (B) All documents that contain, refer, re- Russian Prime Minister Viktor demonstrated that a woman’s right to flect, or relate in any way to utilization of choose is fragile. It hangs by the slim- Chernomyrdin to Vice President Al Gore, the exception for crew safety contained in any correspondence from the U.S. Govern- mest of margins five to four. section 6(f) of the Iran Nonproliferation Act ment to which that letter was responding, Without the protection of Roe v. of 2000 (Public Law 106–178), or interpretation and any U.S. Government response to that Wade, Congress and many State legis- of the term ‘‘necessary to prevent the immi- letter. lators have proven that they are will- (C) The letter dated January 13, 2000, from nent loss of life by or grievous injury to indi- viduals aboard the International Space Sta- ing to pass laws restricting abortion Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to procedures, even when a woman’s Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, trans- tion’’ as contained in that section. mitted by the Department of State on Janu- We appreciate your prompt attention to health is at stake. Yet, to overturn ary 13, 2000, in a telegram designated ‘‘State this request. Roe, to put a woman’s health and her 008180’’. With warmest regards, very life at risk, G.W. Bush would not (D) The letter dated December 17, 1999, Sincerely, need to use three appointments or even from Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, two. It would just take one. to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Chairman, Committee He says he trusts the people and not (E) The Department of State telegrams on International Re- lations. the government to make their own de- designated ‘‘State 243445’’, ‘‘State 244826’’, cisions. He must not be talking about ‘‘Moscow 32441’’, and ‘‘Moscow 362’’, referred PORTER J. GOSS, to in the Department of State telegram des- Chairman, Permanent women. One vote. There are those who ignated ‘‘State 008180’’ of January 13, 2000. Select Committee on say there is no way to predict. They (2) Documents in the custody of the Sec- Intelligence. say Justices are independent; that retary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the FLOYD SPENCE, Reagan appointed Sandra Day O’Con- director of Central Intelligence, or any agen- Chairman, Committee nor, who is pro-choice; that the would- cy or establishment within the Intelligence on Armed Services. be impact of G.W. Bush on the bench is Community: f (A) All documents that contain, refer, re- exaggerated. But I think that the best way to flect, or relate in any way to transfers or GENERAL LEAVE possible transfers of goods or technology measure someone is through not what from Russia to Iran in violation or potential Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. they say but what they do. When asked violation of commitments contained in the Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous con- what kind of Justices he would appoint Aide Memoire dated June 30, 1995, signed by sent that all Members may have 5 leg- to the bench, Governor Bush said very Vice President Al Gore and Russian Prime islative days within which to revise clearly, strict constructionists, like Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, or the letter and extend their remarks and to in- Scalia and Thomas, the far right of the dated December 9, 1995, from Russian Prime clude extraneous material on the sub- current court. Governor Bush is not Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin to Vice Presi- dent Al Gore. ject of my special order. just looking to tip the balance to the (B) All documents that contain, refer, re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there right, he wants to knock the scales flect, or relate in any way to possible revi- objection to the request of the gen- over. sions to the understanding set forth in the tleman from Pennsylvania? If Members doubt that Scalia, Thom- Aide Memoire dated June 30, 1995, signed by There was no objection. as, and Bush would wipe out many of Vice President Al Gore and Russian Prime f the protections Americans hold dear Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, and the an- and undermine decades of Supreme nexes thereto. TIPPING THE BALANCE: GEORGE (C) All documents that contain, refer, re- Court decisions, just look at the Scalia flect, or relate in any way to possible appli- W. BUSH AND THE SUPREME and Thomas dissents. cation of the Case-Zablocki Act (1 U.S.C. COURT Scalia, Thomas, and Bush would ex- 112b) to the Aide Memoire dated June 30, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a empt elections for State judges from 1995, signed by Vice President Al Gore and previous order of the House, the gentle- all provisions of the Voting Rights Act. Russian Prime Minister Viktor Scalia, Thomas, and Bush would per- woman from New York (Mrs. MALONEY) Chernomyrdin, or the letter dated December mit sex discrimination in jury selec- is recognized for 5 minutes. 9, 1995, from Russian Prime Minister Viktor tion. Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Madam Chernomyrdin to Vice President Al Gore. Scalia, Thomas, and Bush would Speaker, when women and Americans (D) All documents that contain, refer, re- eliminate affirmative action. flect, or relate in any way to consideration go to the polls on Tuesday, I believe Scalia, Thomas, and Bush would re- of whether goods or technology transferred there will be two words more impor- from Russia to Iran contributed to efforts by strict remedies for discrimination, tant and more at stake than any other. while at the same time making it hard- Iran to acquire destabilizing numbers and These two words are not ‘‘Democrat’’ types of advanced conventional weapons. er to prove discrimination. (E) All documents that contain, refer, re- and ‘‘Republican,’’ they are not And who would join Scalia, Thomas, flect, or relate in any way to consideration ‘‘House’’ and ‘‘Senate,’’ and they are and Bush? Let us look at the possible of whether weapons transferred from Russia not even ‘‘Gore’’ and ‘‘Bush.’’ short list: J. Michael Luttig of the to Iran destabilized the military balance in The two words that this election Fourth Circuit. He wrote the opinion the Persian Gulf region, or enhanced Iran’s comes down to are ‘‘Supreme Court.’’ that prevents women from suing their offensive capabilities in destabilizing ways. The next President of the United (F) All documents that contain, refer, re- attacker in Federal court under the Vi- flect, or relate in any way to other secret un- States will appoint at least two or olence Against Women Act. derstandings or agreements, or secret provi- three, maybe even more, Supreme Judge Luttig, along with another po- sions of understandings or agreements, Court Justices. He will define our con- tential Bush pick, Fourth Circuit Chief reached by the Clinton Administration with stitutional rights not for the next 4 Justice J. Harvie Wilkinson, led the Russia regarding transfers to Iran or any years, but for the next 40. charge to overturn the Miranda deci- other country of weapons-related goods, If G.W. Bush is elected and the bal- sion that says, you should know your services, or technology. ance of the court tips right, which it rights if you are arrested. (3) Documents in the custody of the Ad- will, far right, the consequences are ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Judge Emilio Garza said Roe v. Wade Space Administration: clear: civil rights, privacy rights, and may not be constitutional law. (A) All documents that contain, refer, re- reproductive rights will be in jeopardy. Justice Samuel Alito is so conserv- flect, or relate in any way to the rationale or Our environmental protections, affirm- ative that he is now referred to as

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