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Vol. 141 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1995 No. 90 

House of Representatives 

The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 1995, at 12 noon. 

Senate 

MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1995 

The Senate met at 10 a.m., and was 

called to order by the President pro 

tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. 

PRAYER

The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John 

Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: 

Gracious Father, Your loving kindness draws us to You. Your faithfulness 

opens our hearts before You, and Your 

omniscience motivates us to seek wisdom from You. We know that it is in a 

relationship of complete trust in You 

that revelation of Your will is released. 

You have called the women and men of 

this Senate to give dynamic leadership 

in a troubled, contentious, strife-filled 

world. National problems pile up and 

international issues intensify. Especially, we ask for Your guidance in the 

continuing discussion and vote on the 

antiterrorism legislation and for direction for the extent of our Nation’s involvement in the crises in Bosnia. 

Grant the Senators a special gift of sagacity and strength. 

May we all press on to the challenges 

of this week with the grateful memory 

of the decisive and visionary leadership 

of Margaret Chase Smith. Thank you, 

Father, for her life and courage. We 

seek to live this day with the same 

measure of devotion to You and commitment to excellence that she exemplified. So, today we will attempt great 

things for You and humbly receive 

great power from You. In Your holy 

name. Amen. 

RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING 

MAJORITY LEADER 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The 

acting majority leader is recognized. 

SCHEDULE

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, the leader time has been reserved this morning, 

and there will be a period of morning 

business until the hour of 11 a.m., with 

Senators allowed to speak for up to 5 

minutes each. 

At the hour of 11 a.m., the Senate 

will resume consideration of S. 735, the 

antiterrorism bill. The majority leader 

has announced there will be no rollcall 

votes prior to 5 p.m. today. 

Mr. President, I suggest the absence 

of a quorum. 

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The 

clerk will call the roll. 

The legislative clerk proceeded to 

call the roll. 

Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the order for 

the quorum call be rescinded. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. 

DEWINE). Without objection, it is so ordered. 

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MORNING BUSINESS 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under 

the previous order, there will now be a 

period for morning business with Senators permitted to speak therein. 

The Senator from North Dakota is 

recognized. 

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AMERICAN TROOPS IN BOSNIA 

Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, this 

morning I want to talk briefly about 

two subjects in morning business. 

The first is the issue of Bosnia. I believe that President Clinton has made 

the right decision in the last couple of 

days with respect to the introduction 

of American troops into Bosnia. I know 

there was discussion by the White 

House and others about the potential 

of committing American troops under 

certain circumstances, particularly if 

United Nations peacekeepers need to 

redeploy within Bosnia. However, in 

the last few days the administration 

has been saying that they have no intention of introducing American troops 

into Bosnia under that circumstance. 

Frankly, I think the moving of 

United States troops to Bosnia would 

be a very serious mistake. It is true 

that the war in Bosnia is an international tragedy. It is also true, I 

think, that sending American troops to 

Bosnia will do very little, if anything, 

to resolve that tragedy. This country’s 

support of the efforts by the United Nations in Bosnia has been significant. It 

has included flyovers and logistical 

support and other things. We should 

continue that kind of support. But I 

think the support should not include 

the sending of American troops to Bosnia. I believe it poses enormous risks 

to our troops and our country with the 

potential of very few gains for Bosnia. 

We should expect, I think, that the 

Europeans, through NATO, will play a 

significant role in responding to the 

issue of Bosnia. It is not as if this issue 

does not matter and it is not as if our 

country should be isolationist. We are 

not isolationist, and what is happening 

in Bosnia does matter. But under the 

term of internationalism, it ought not 

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