E2416 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 15, 1997 budget and ensure the solvency of our Medi- putes, as indeed has already happened. In ad- Security Advisor; Richard Burt, Chair- care and Social Security programs, it is dif- dition, NATO has made clear its desire to de- man, IEP Advisor, Inc., Former U.S. ficult to justify increasing foreign aid programs velop cooperative security relations among Ambassador to Germany; Frank C. Car- all of the states of the Euro-Atlantic region by $880 million. lucci, III, Former Secretary of Defense; including Russia. Czech President Vaclav Ashton B. Carter, Ford Foundation The majority of the American people have Havel has put it: ‘‘NATO expansion should be Professor, JFK School of Government, rejected deficit spending, and told Congress to perceived as a continuous process, in which Harvard University, Former Assistant balance the budget and end the bureaucratic the nations of Central and Eastern Europe Secretary of Defense; Hodding Carter, spending spree. My constituents in Nevada mature toward the meaning, values and Knight Professor of Journalism, Uni- want dramatic cuts in foreign aid, and we have goals of the enlarged and revived alliance.’’ versity of Maryland, Former Assistant not done it. To those who say that the nations of Secretary of State. central Europe face no threat today, we say f Richard Cheney, Former Secretary of De- that the most likely way to preserve this sit- fense; Warren Christopher, Former Sec- SUPPORT OF NATO ENLARGEMENT uation, which has been all too rare, is to ex- retary of State; Clark M. Clifford, tend NATO to that region. To those who say Former Secretary of Defense; Chester that the addition of these new members will A. Crocker, Research Professor for Di- HON. CHRISTOPHER COX somehow dilute NATO, we say that Poland, plomacy, School of Foreign Service, OF CALIFORNIA Hungary and the Czech Republic, where free- Georgetown University; Ivo H. Daalder, dom is dearly cherished having been so re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Associate Professor, School of Public cently won, will add strength to NATO. To Affairs, University of Maryland; Thursday, November 13, 1997 those who say that expanding NATO will Arnaud de Borchgrave, Senior Advisor, draw new lines in Europe, we say that it will Mr. COX of California. Mr. Speaker, I want CSIS, Dennis De Concini, Former U.S. erase old lines, relics of a bitter time, and Senator; Midge Decter, Author; James to endorse this bipartisan letter in support of that NATO’s openness to additional acces- Denton, Executive Director, Freedom NATO enlargement, which was unveiled ear- sions means that new lines are not in fact House; I.M. Destler, Professor and Di- lier this autumn by Ambassador Jeane Kirk- being drawn. To those who worry that Russia rector, Center for International and Se- will feel threatened, we emphasize that patrick, former Assistant Secretary of Defense curity Studies, University of Maryland; NATO is a defensive alliance that threatens Richard Perle, former National Security Ad- Paula J. Dobriansky, Vice President, no one and extends a hand of cooperation to viser Anthony Lake, and Ambassador Richard Director of Washington Office, Council Russia. Perle. on Foreign Relations; Bob Dole, The decision on NATO expansion is of his- Former U.S. Senator; Pierre S. Du- Attachment: Letter, with list of signatories. toric importance. The stakes are high. The Pont, Former Governor of Delaware; NEW ATLANTIC INITIATIVE STATEMENT ON issue is clear. Admitting Poland, Hungary Lawrence Eagleburger, Former Sec- NATO ENLARGEMENT and the Czech Republic into NATO will retary of State; J.J. Exon, Former U.S. strengthen the alliance, reinforce new de- (The New Atlantic Initiative, an inter- Senator. mocracies, renew the American commitment national network dedicated to revitalizing Dante B. Fascell, Partner, Holland & to Europe, and reaffirm American leader- and expanding Atlantic ties, released the Knight, LLP, Former Member of Con- ship. To turn back now would be a tragic following statement in support of NATO gress; Douglas J. Feith, Managing At- mistake. enlargement on September 9, 1997. The torney, Feith & Zell, P.C.; Sandra Feld- statement was released by Richard SIGNERS TO NEW ATLANTIC INITIATIVE NATO man, President, American Federation Holbrooke, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Anthony ENLARGEMENT STATEMENT of Teachers; Francis Fukuyama, Hirst Lake, and Paul Wolfowitz at the Andrew (Organizational affiliation given for identi- Professor of Public Policy, George Mellon Auditorium, where the original fication purposes only. Views reflected in Mason University; Evan G. Galbraith, North Atlantic Treaty was signed in April the statement are endorsed by the individ- Chairman of the Board, LVMH Inc., 1949. For more information about the NAI ual, not the institution) Former U.S. Ambassador to France; call: (202) 862–5850) Richard V. Allen, Former National Secu- Richard N. Gardner, OF Counsel, Mor- NATO was the bulwark of America’s suc- rity Advisor; Morris B. Abram, Chair- gan, Lewis & Bockius, Former U.S. cessful Cold War strategy of containment. man, United Nations Watch, Former Ambassador to Italy; Charles Gati, Largely due to NATO, Europe has enjoyed Permanent Representative of the U.S. Senior Vice President, Interinvest; Jef- more than fifty years without war among its to the United Nations office in Geneva; frey Gedmin, Executive Director, New major powers, the longest such period in Elliott Abrams, President, Ethics & Atlantic Initiative, Research Fellow, modern history. Public Policy Center, Former Assistant American Enterprise Institute; Gary L. NATO succeeded not only by providing a Secretary of State; David M. Abshire, Geipel, Senior Fellow, Hudson Insti- shield against aggression from without but Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO; Mi- tute; David C. Gompert, Professor, U.S. also by helping to knit together a commu- chael H. Armacost, President, The Naval Academy, Former Senior Direc- nity of democracies in which old quarrels Brookings Institution, Former Under- tor for European and Eurasian Affairs, faded, the civic culture of democracy sank secretary of State; Richard Armitage, National Security Council; Stephen J. deep roots, and market economies prospered. President, Armitage Associates L.C., Hadley, Shea & Gardner, Former As- In part because of NATO’s success, the Former Assistant Secretary of Defense; sistant Secretary of Defense; Alexander Cold War has ended, and with it NATO’s Bernard Aronson, Chairman, Acon In- M. Haig, Jr., Former Secretary of original mission. In larger purpose of ensur- vestments, Former Assistant Secretary State; Edward T. Hanley, General ing peace and freedom in Europe and the At- of State; Norman R. Augustine, Chair- President, Hotel Employees and Res- lantic region endures. To continue to fulfill man, Lockheed Martin Corp., Former taurant Employees, International this purpose NATO is adapting to an undi- Undersecretary of the Army; James A. Union; Marshall Freeman Harris, Di- vided Europe. NATO is no longer an anti-So- Baker, III, Former Secretary of State; rector of Publications and Public Out- viet alliance; nor should it engage in the Mira Baratta, Vice President for Pro- reach, Freedom House. self-fulfilling prophecy of pre-selecting new grams, Freedom House; Dennis Bark, Carla A. Hills, Chairman and CEO, Hills enemies. Rather it is defining itself in more Senior Fellow, Hoover Institute; Mi- & Company, Former U.S. Trade Rep- positive terms: as an alliance aiming to pro- chael D. Barnes, Partner, Hogan & resentative; Richard Holbrooke, Vice mote peace and stability in the Atlantic re- Hartson, Former Member of Congress. Chairman, Credit Suisse First Boston, gion, devoted to the spread and consolidation Douglas J. Bennet, President, Wesleyan Former Assistant Secretary of State; of democratic ways in Europe, and capable of University, Former Administrator, Walter D. Huddleston, Former U.S. protecting Western interests against such fu- USAID; Lucy Wilson Benson, Presi- Senator; Samuel Huntington, ture threats as may emerge. At bottom, dent, Benson Associates, Former Un- Weatherhead University Professor, NATO remains a mutual defense pact, and dersecretary of State; Jeffrey T. Harvard University; Kenneth Jensen, this solemn commitment gives all of its acts Bergner, President, Bergner, Bockorny, Executive Director, The American a weight and seriousness that distinguish it Clough & Brain; Coit D. Blacker, Sen- Committees on Foreign Relations; from other international organizations. ior Fellow, Institute for International John T. Joyce, President, Inter- Crucial to this process of adaptation is Studies, Stanford University; J. Ken- national Union of Bricklayers and Al- NATO’s willingness to admit new members neth Blackwell, Treasurer, State of lied Craftworkers; Robert Kagan, Sen- able to meet meaningful criteria of democ- Ohio, Former U.S. Ambassador to the ior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for racy and military effort. Otherwise it will re- UNHRC; Joh Bolton, Senior Vice Presi- International Peace; Max M. main a relic of the Cold War of diminishing dent, American Enterprise Institute, Kampelman, Chairman, American relevance to the contemporary world. Admis- Former Assistant Secretary of State; Academy of Diplomacy, Former Coun- sion to NATO will consolidate democratic David L. Boren, President, University selor, U.S. Department of State; Adri- transitions, and the prospect of admission of Oklahoma, Former U.S. Senator; an Karatnycky, President, Freedom will spur reform and the resolution of dis- Zbigniew Brzezinski, Former National House; P. X. Kelley, Gen. USMC (ret.), December 15, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2417 Former Commandant of the U.S. Ma- Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Depart- has the final say in passage. Unfortunately, rine Corps; Jack Kemp, Co-director, ment of State; William Rogers, Former this argument has not proved to be true in re- Empower America, Former Member of Secretary of State; Henry S. Rowen, cent years. Congress; Zalmay M. Khalizhad, Direc- Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, The North American Free Trade Agreement, tor, Strategy and Doctrine Program, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense; RAND Corporation; Lane Kirkland, Edward L. Rowny, Ltg. USA (ret.), or NAFTA, is the prime example of this. I am President Emeritus, AFL–CIO; Jeane Former Chief U.S. Negotiator to absolutely certain that if Congress had the op- Kirkpatrick, Former U.S. Ambassador START talks; Donald Rumsfeld, tion to amend the NAFTA agreement when it to the United Nations; Henry Kissin- Former Secretary of Defense. was presented to it, the agreement would not ger, Former Secretary of State. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, Harvard Insti- have been adopted in its current form. Many William Kristol, Editor, The Weekly tute for International Development; of the proponents of the legislation we are Standard; Melvin Laird, Former Sec- Jeffrey T. Salmon; George Shultz, considering today say that NAFTA has been retary of Defense; Anthony Lake, Pro- Former Secretary of State; Dmitri K. an unqualified success. To them I say success fessor, Georgetown University, Former Simes, President, Nixon Center for National Security Advisor; F. Stephen Peace and Freedom; Paul Simon, is not determined by the profit margins of a Larabee, Senior Staff Member, RAND Former U.S. Senator; Alan Simpson, few successful companies and an increase in Corporation; Arnold G. Langbo, Chair- Former U.S. Senator; Joseph J. Sisco, the number of low-wage jobs in the United man of the Board/CEO, Kellogg Com- Former Undersecretary of State; Leon States. I suggest that our trade agreements pany; Ronald S. Lauder, Chairman, Sloss, President, Leon Sloss Associ- should do more than line the pockets of the Central European Media Enterprises ates; Stephen Solarz, President, Solarz rich, for that does not serve our country well. Ltd.; Michael Ledeen, Resident Schol- Associates, Former Member of Con- ar, American Enterprise Institute; I. If we are going to enter into new trade agree- gress; Helmut Sonnenfeldt, Guest ments, they should help our Nation as a Lewis Libby, Partner, Dechert, Price & Scholar, The Brookings Institution, Rhoads, Former Principal Undersecre- Former Counsellor, U.S. Department of wholeÐif not, it is not in our national interest tary of Defense; Robert J. Lieber, Pro- State; Fritz Stern, University Profes- to do so. fessor of Government, Georgetown Uni- sor Emeritus, Columbia University; Conceptually, Mr. Speaker, I support free versity; Seymour Martin Lipset, Hazel Robert S. Strauss, Akin, Gump, trade. No one argues economies are improved Professor of Public Policy, George Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Former U.S. or consumers benefit from supporting less effi- Mason University; Bette Bao Lord, Ambassador to Russia; William O. cient producers of any given product. If all Chairwoman, Freedom House; Winston Studeman, Adm. USN (ret.), Former countries were equal, free trade would and Lord, Former Assistant Secretary of Deputy Director of Central Intel- State; Will Marshall, President, Pro- should be the norm. But, unfortunately, not all ligence; Stephen Szabo, Academic nations have equal economies. In general, the gressive Policy Institute; Paul Dean, Johns Hopkins SAIS; Gregory F. McCracken, Professor Emeritus, Uni- Treverton, Director, International Se- more-developed counties are able to pay high- versity of Michigan Business School, curity and Defense Policy, RAND Cor- er wages, provide more benefits to their work- Former Chairman, Council of Eco- poration, Former Vice Chairman, Na- ers, prohibit child labor, and place greater re- nomic Advisors. tional Intelligence Council. straints on business activities which pollute the Dave McCurdy, Chairman, McCurdy Cyrus R. Vance, Former Secretary of Group, Former Member of Congress; environment at a higher rate. State; Stephen W. Walker, Director, Robert C. McFarlane, Former National As a result of our economic development Balkan Institute; Ben J. Wattenberg, Security Advisor; John Melcher, and the changes in business activity which we Senior Fellow, American Enterprise In- Former U.S. Senator; Walter Mondale, in the United States and the other developed stitute; Vin Weber, Partner, Clark & Former Vice President of the United Weinstock, Former Member of Con- countries value, in purely economic terms, the States; John E. Moon, Commander in gress; William H. Webster, Former Di- less-developed countries are able to produce Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the rector of Central Intelligence; George many goods at a lower cost than we can United States; Joshua Muravchik, produce them in the United States. Convenor, New Atlantic Initiative Weigel, Senior Fellow, Ethics and Pub- Working Group on NATO Enlargement, lic Policy Center; W. Bruce Weinrod, With NAFTA in place, businesses have Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of taken advantage of the disparity between the Institute; Michael Nacht, Former As- Defense; Ross Williams, President, Sec- United States and Mexico, and have moved sistant Director, U.S. ACDA; Matthew retary/Treasurer, Oklahoma State their manufacturing operations from the United Nimetz, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, AFL-CIO; Paul Wolfowitz, Dean, Johns States to Mexico. To keep the costs down of Wharton & Garrison, Former Undersec- Hopkins SAIS, Former Undersecretary of Defense; Ronald B. Woodard, Presi- products going to be sold in the United States, retary of State; James J. Norton, these businesses construct new plants along, President, Graphic Communications dent, Boeing Commercial Airplane International Union; Michael Novak, Group; R. James Woolsey, Former Di- but on the Mexican side of, our southern bor- George Frederick Jewett Scholar in rector of Central Intelligence; Dov S. der. The net result of this has been the loss Religion, American Enterprise Insti- Zakheim, CEO, SPC International Cor- of good, well-paying jobs held by Americans. tute, Former U.S. Ambassador to the poration; Robert B. Zoellick, Vice In return, consumers in the United States UNHRC; William E. Odom, Ltg. USA President, Fannie Mae, Former Under- can purchase products at a lower price. (ret.); Director, National Security secretary of State; E.R. Zumwalt, Jr., Economists say this is good: everyone in the Studies, Hudson Institute, Former Di- Adm. U.S.N. (Ret.), Former Chief of Naval Operations. United States, except those few who lost their rector, National Security Agency; Dan- jobsÐand their families and the other busi- iel Oliver, Former Chairman, Federal f Trade Commission; John O’Sullivan, nesses which supported the now-closed indus- Founder and Co-chairman, New Atlan- OPPOSITION TO H.R. 2621 tryÐare better off, they say. In a limited eco- tic Initiative, Editor, National Review. nomic sense, those people who purchase that William A. Owens, President, COO, Vice HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA product at a lower cost are better off. Except, Chairman of the Board, Science Appli- even those still employed are now paying OF AMERICAN SAMOA cations International Corporation; higher taxes to cover the increased cost of un- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Charles Percy, Chairman, Charles employment insurance, food stamps, and Percy & Associates, Former U.S. Sen- Thursday, November 13, 1997 other programs available to assist those in ator; Richard Perle, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Former Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise need. Assistant Secretary of Defense; Wil- today in strong opposition to H.R. 2621, the In addition to those costs, we have in- liam Perry, Former Secretary of De- Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act. creased pollution in our atmosphere, more fense; Daniel Pipes, Editor, Middle Mr. Speaker, I am generally supportive of chemicals dumped into our earth, and more East Quarterly; Norman Podhoretz, the concept of giving the Executive broad au- people working in sub-standard conditions for Editor-at-large, Commentary Maga- thority in negotiating treaties and other inter- below poverty-level wages. In the case of zine, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; national agreements. Unfortunately, from my Mexico, we also have increased motor traffic Colin Powell, Former Chairman of the perspective, the granting of this authority by from vehicles which do not meet our safety or Joint Chiefs of Staff; Former National Congress to the Executive has not served the air pollution standards, and more recently, an Security Advisor; Dan Quayle, Former Vice President of the United States; Nation well recently, and I am now reluctant to increased amount of illegal drugs entering our David Rockefeller, Retired banker; grant that same authority again. country with the increased commerce. Peter Rodman, Director of National Those who feel otherwise will say that Con- The end result of this shift in location is in- Security Programs, Nixon Center for gress still retains its complete authority to ap- stead of obtaining a product made by some- Peace and Freedom, Former Director, prove trade agreements because Congress one in the United States making a fair wage