Speech #1050101315

Those additions to the appropriations bill reflected the work of the authorization conference. Regrettably. our conference was not completed because. like the appropriators. we were unable to resolve the Mexico City issue. We have now reached a ceasefire on the foreign operations bill as filed by the gentleman from Alabama . and in the final bill they dropped the Mexico City policy. they dropped the U.N. reform measure. they dropped the State authorization bill. they dropped the IMF new arrangements to borrow and the European Security Act. all of them dropped out of the foreign operations conference report. and that action resulted in other losses. including the deadbeat diplomat language and the diplomatic immunity measure. key reports on Cuban immigration and the Libertad Act. the Speakers language increasing broadcasting to Communist China. and availability pay increases for our diplomatic security agents. I urged the Committee on Rules and the House leadership to include the State Department authorization along with the European Security Act in the foreign operations conference report. Regrettably. that request was not accommodated. and we come to the end of this session without those important noncontroversial provisions taking effect.