Speech #1060027825

I voted in support of our uniformed men and women in Yugoslavia by voting in support of the Presidents emergency request for Kosovo. I voted in support of increasing by 4.4% the pay of our military personnel and readjusting pension benefits. I voted in support of increased humanitarian aid for the refugees from Kosovo in the Balkans region. I also voted in support of funding for the replenishment of military equipment and supplies. as well as military construction. required for the NATO operations in the Balkan region In addition. I voted again to move forward the emergency disaster relief for American farm families. and the victims of Hurricane Mitch and Hurricane Georges in Central America and the Caribbeana package of emergency disaster relief that the President requested 80 days ago.