June 23, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 13909 SENATE—Wednesday, June 23, 1999 The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME wealth of information on how the Clin- called to order by the President pro The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ton administration has undermined na- tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. the previous order, leadership time is tional security to simultaneously pur- reserved. sue its misguided foreign policies and PRAYER self-serving domestic political agendas. The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John f On the one hand, there is the mind- Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: ORDER OF PROCEDURE boggling story of how the Clinton ad- ministration deliberately changed al- Gracious God, You are more willing The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to bless and guide us than we are to most 50 years of bipartisan security Chair now recognizes the Senator from policies—relaxing export restrictions, ask for Your help. Forgive that obsti- Oklahoma for 30 minutes. nance in us that resists Your interven- signing waivers to allow technology Mr. INHOFE. I thank the Chair. transfers, ignoring China’s violation of tion and inspiration with ‘‘I’d rather do Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, will it myself!’’ independence. Father, en- arms control agreements, and its theft the Senator yield for just a brief ques- of our nuclear secrets, opening up even able us to be open to receive Your wis- tion? The Senator, as he knows, is rec- dom, vision, and direction. We know in more nuclear and high technology ognized for 30 minutes. I would like to floodgates to China and others—thus our hearts that we were never meant to ask that 30 minutes be reserved on this make it on our own. When You step in harming U.S. national security. side as well. On the other hand, there is the con- to assist us, things just go better, prob- Mr. INHOFE. Reserving the right to tinuing coverup—the effort to hide lems are resolved, and relationships are object. from Congress and the American people more open, real, and mutually encour- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the true damage that has been done to aging. Grant us the courage to admit objection, it is so ordered. national security and the Clinton ad- our need for You and make this day Mr. INHOFE. I am reserving the ministration’s central role in allowing one of consistent awareness of Your right to object. so much of it to happen on their watch. eternal presence in everything. You are The PRESIDING OFFICER. Was Over three months ago—on March Lord of all and come to aid us in our there a reservation on the request? 15—I spoke on this floor about China’s problems—big and small. Thank You, Mr. INHOFE. Yes. theft of the W–88 nuclear warhead. To dear God. Amen. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there remind you, this is the crown jewel of f objection? our nuclear arsenal. It is the warhead Mr. INHOFE. I am still reserving the that has 10 times the explosive power RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY right to object. of the bomb that was dropped on Hiro- LEADER Mr. KENNEDY. I will withdraw the shima and yet just a fraction its size. I spoke about how serious this was to The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The request for the moment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The re- our national security—how it was a able majority leader, Senator LOTT of story with life and death implications Mississippi, is recognized. quest is withdrawn. The Senator from Oklahoma is now recognized. for millions of Americans. f Mr. INHOFE. I thank the Chair. I told how President Clinton was di- Mr. KENNEDY. I apologize to the rectly responsible for downplaying the SCHEDULE Senator. If I could make that re- significance of and covering up this story. While the information on the W– Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, today the quest—— 88 design—the crown jewel of our nu- Senate will resume consideration of Mr. INHOFE. I object. Mr. KENNEDY. I think the matter clear arsenal—was stolen in the late the agriculture appropriations bill. 1980’s, the theft was first discovered in Amendments are expected to be of- has been cleared. Mr. INHOFE. All right. No objection. 1995 by this administration. So people fered, and it is my hope the Senate can remember, it was the Chinese walk-in consider agriculture-related amend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. informant to the CIA that gave us all ments during today’s session of the this information. I told how it was this Senate. All Senators can therefore ex- The Senator from Oklahoma is again recognized. administration and this President who pect rollcall votes throughout the ses- deliberately covered up this vital infor- sion. f mation from Congress and the Amer- As a reminder, there will be no votes ican people and, at the same time, on Friday, June 25. However, votes are THE CLINTON NATIONAL SECU- RITY SCANDAL AND COVERUP lulled our people into a false sense of expected very likely into the evening security by repeating the lie that there on Thursday in an effort to complete Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask were no nuclear missiles targeted at action on the important agriculture that you listen again. I am going to America’s children. appropriations bill. pick up on the incredible but true story At that time, I spoke of six proven I might also say that Senator of the Clinton administration’s be- incontrovertible facts, and let me re- DASCHLE and I are in the process of ex- trayal of national security and the peat them now: changing some suggestions of how we scandalous coverup that continues as 1. President Clinton hosted over 100 might further consider the Patients’ we speak. In doing so, I fully realize campaign fundraisers in the White Bill of Rights issue. that the majority of Americans will House, many with Chinese connections. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- not believe me. They have continued to 2. President Clinton used John sent that Senator INHOFE be permitted believe our President even after he has Huang, Charlie Trie, Johnny Chung, to speak in morning business for up to demonstrated over and over that he James Riady, and others with strong 30 minutes. has no regard for the truth. Chinese ties to raise campaign money. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. AL- Though you would never realize it by 3. President Clinton signed waivers LARD). Without objection, it is so or- listening to the national media or the to allow his top campaign fundraiser’s dered. Clinton spin doctors, the recently re- aerospace company to transfer U.S. Mr. LOTT. I yield the floor. leased Cox Report has revealed a missile guidance technology to China. ● This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. VerDate jul 14 2003 14:23 Oct 04, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\S23JN9.000 S23JN9 13910 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE June 23, 1999 4. President Clinton covered up the First, let us begin with a simple fact: weapons, ballistic missiles, and ad- theft of our most valuable nuclear Sixteen of the 17 most significant vanced military aviation equipment; weapons technology. major technology breaches revealed in No. 3, the theft of nuclear warhead 5. President Clinton lied to the Amer- the Cox Report were first discovered simulation technology enhancing Chi- ican people over 130 times about our after 1994. With the lone exception of na’s ability to perfect miniature nu- nation’s security while he knew Chi- the W–70 technology that was discov- clear warheads without actual testing; nese missiles were aimed at American ered back in the 1970’s during the Clin- No. 4, the theft of advanced electro- children. ton administration, all the rest of magnetic weapons technology useful in 6. President Clinton single-handedly them were discovered since 1994. Again, the development of anti-satellite and stopped the deployment of a national that is when they had the individual anti-missile systems; missile defense system, exposing every who came into the CIA and exposed all No. 5, the transfer of missile nose American life to a missile attack, leav- of those. cone technology enabling China to sub- ing America with no defense whatso- Let me repeat—sixteen of the 17 most stantially improve the reliability of its ever against an intercontinental bal- significant major technology breaches intercontinental ballistic missiles; listic missile. revealed in the Cox Report were first No. 6, the transfer of missile guid- On March 15, I began my speech by discovered during the Clinton adminis- ance technology (by President Clinton asking the American people to listen as tration. Those who tell you otherwise to China) enabling China to substan- I told them ‘‘a story of espionage, con- are willfully lying to you. tially improve the accuracy of its bal- spiracy, deception, and cover-up—a Second, of the remaining 16 tech- listic missiles—these same missiles story with life and death implications nology breaches, one definitely oc- that are targeting U.S. cities; for millions of Americans—a story curred during the Reagan administra- No. 7, the theft of space-based radar about national security and a Presi- tion—the W–88 Trident D–5. Seven oc- technology giving China the ability to dent and an administration that delib- curred sometime before 1995, though it detect our previously undetectable sub- erately chose to put national security is unclear exactly when. And eight oc- merged submarines; and at risk, while telling the people every- curred—without question—during the No.
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