Madam Speaker. as a cosponsor of H.R. 4293. The Northern Ireland Visa for Peace and Reconciliation Act. I rise to urge my colleagues to support final passage of this bill and give further evidence of Americas support for achieving economic justice and a lasting peace in Northern Ireland. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. I have held a series of hearings on the human rights abuses that persist in Northern Ireland. Regrettably. harassment of defense attorneys. lack of access to legal counsel. search and seizure abuses. sectarian use of plastic bullets and the prospect of collusion between loyalist paramilitary organizations and the police and security forces have all marked the history of British rule in Northern Ireland.