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“QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED BY LORAL SPACE AND COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3494-H3495 on May 20, 1998.
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{time} 1030QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED BY LORAL SPACE AND COMMUNICATIONS
(Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, I have here in my hand a copy of a two-page statement released by the Loral Space and Communications Group in response to recent allegations that, after large contributions to the Democrat party, Loral aided the communist Chinese government with the development of the ``Long March'' missile, jeopardizing the security of the United States.
As always, the scandal is not what is in the statement but what is left out, what Loral is not telling us. If Loral is correct that no sensitive information and no significant technology was conveyed to the Chinese, why then did the State Department and the Defense Department oppose the administration's granting of a waiver?
Did Loral violate its own policy by providing a report to the Communist Chinese before consulting with the State Department? Was not Loral specifically advised by the U.S. Government not to go forward with their review of the Chinese investigation of the ``Long March'' missile failure?
I assume Loral's claim of innocence is correct, but questions remain unanswered. That is why I ask all Members of Congress who care about our national security to join in an effort to find out the answers to these questions.
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