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H. CON. RES. 295, RELATING TO CONTINUING
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND POLITICAL
OPPRESSION IN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
VIETNAM 25 YEARS AFTER THE FALL OF
SOUTH VIETNAM TO COMMUNIST FORCES

MARKUP

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2000

Serial No. 106-113

Committee on Foreign Relations

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COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York, Chairman

WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania
JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa

HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey
DAN BURTON, Indiana
ELTON GALLEGLY, California
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida
CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina
DANA ROHRABACHER, California
DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California
PETER T. KING, New York
STEVE CHABOT, Ohio

MARSHALL “MARK" SANFORD, South
Carolina

MATT SALMON, Arizona

AMO HOUGHTON, New York

TOM CAMPBELL, California

JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York

KEVIN BRADY, Texas

RICHARD BURR, North Carolina
PAUL E. GILLMOR, Ohio

GEORGE P. RADANOVICH, California
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana

THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado

SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut
TOM LANTOS, California
HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York
ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American
Samoa

MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California
DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
SHERROD BROWN, Ohio
CYNTHIA A. MCKINNEY, Georgia
ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida
PAT DANNER, Missouri
EARL F. HILLIARD, Alabama
BRAD SHERMAN, California
ROBERT WEXLER, Florida
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
JIM DAVIS, Florida

EARL POMEROY, North Dakota

WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts
GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York
BARBARA LEE, California

JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York
JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Pennsylvania

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H.CON.RES. 295, RELATING TO CONTINUING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND POLITICAL OPPRESSION IN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM 25 YEARS AFTER THE FALL OF SOUTH VIETNAM TO COMMUNIST FORCES

Wednesday, April 12, 2000

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC,

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS,

Washington, D.C.

The Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 3:45 p.m., in room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Doug Bereuter (Chairman of the Subcommittee) presiding.

Mr. BEREUTER. The Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific will come to order for markup of H. Con. Res. 295, concerning human rights violations and political oppression in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 25 years after the fall of South Vietnam to Communist Forces, which the Clerk will read.

[H. Con. Res. 295 appears in the appendix.]

CLERK. H. Con. Res. 295, relating to continuing human rights violations and political oppression in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 25 years after the fall of South Vietnam to Communist forces. Whereas 25 years after

Mr. BEREUTER. Without objection, further reading of the resolution will be dispensed with, put in the record in full, and open for amendments at any point.

The resolution was introduced on March 20th by the gentleman from California, Mr. Rohrabacher, to express concerns about the continuing human rights violations and political oppression in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

I am fully in support of the resolution, as it will be amended shortly by the gentleman, and I would ask unanimous consent that my full statement be made a part of the record.

The gentleman from California, Mr. Lantos, has expressed his willingness for us to proceed with the markup at this point, so I now turn to the sponsor of the resolution, the distinguished gentleman from California, a Senior Member of the Committee, Mr. Rohrabacher.

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. This resolution acknowledges the 25th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, and salutes the Vietnamese-American community

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