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“SUPPORT THE STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION BILL” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3669 on June 11, 1997.
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SUPPORT THE STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION BILL
(Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the State Department authorization bill which we will be voting on this morning, and I ask our colleagues to note that this bill, H.R. 1757, contains no foreign aid and no U.N. arrearages. These matters will be taken up later in separate legislation.
This bill before us carries out the promise we made to the American people to reform our international affairs bureaucracies designed to fight the cold war. The bill will consolidate two Federal agencies, USIA and ACDA, into the State Department.
The bill also contains other important features, including provisions to tighten the economic squeeze on Cuba's Castro, provisions to nail deadbeat diplomats, provisions to apply the MacBride employment principles in Northern Ireland, and provisions to implement the construction of our United States Embassy in Jerusalem.
Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge our colleagues to support this State Department authorization bill that will be before the House later on this morning.
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