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Statements from members of Congress

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Speech by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. John Boozman (R-Arkansas), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virginia), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois), March 15, 2006. Speech by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona), March 15, 2006. Speech by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), March 15, 2006. Letter from Reps. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), Henry Hyde (R-Illinois), Tom Davis (R-Virginia), and Mark Souder (R-Indiana), June 7, 2006 CIP's point-by-point response, June 8, 2006 Speech by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania), April 25, 2006 Memo (and response from CIP) from Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-New York), April 6, 2006 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] "'Plan Colombia': Elements for Success," staff report of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, December 29, 2005 Speech by Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virginia), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Michigan), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. Greg Walden (R-Oregon), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Illinois), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Arizona), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Illinois), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), June 28, 2005. Speech by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona), June 28, 2005 Press Release from Reps. Dan Burton (R-Indiana) and Mark Souder (R-Indiana), June 16, 2005 Letter to Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-California) from Reps. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois), Tom Davis (R-Virginia), Dan Burton (R-Indiana), and Mark Souder (R-Indiana), May 13, 2005 Statement by Sen. John Kerry, October 15, 2004 Letter to USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios from nine Republican members of Congress, September 22, 2004 (an identical letter went to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Anne Veneman) [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Sen. John Warner (R-Virginia), June 23, 2004. Speech by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), June 23, 2004. Speech by Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota), June 23, 2004. Speech by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), June 23, 2004. Speech by Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota), June 23, 2004. Speech by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida) July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. William Delahunt (D-Massachusetts) July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Illinois), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virginia), July 23, 2003 Speech by Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tennessee), July 14, 2003 Speech by Rep. John Boozman (R-Arkansas), July 8, 2003 Speech by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), July 8, 2003 Speech by Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Illinois), July 8, 2003 Speech by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), July 8, 2003 Statement by Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virginia), July 8, 2003 Statement by Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-Nevada), July 8, 2003 Statement by Rep. Porter Goss (R-Florida), July 8, 2003 Letter from Reps. Tom Davis (R-Virginia) and Mark Souder (R-Indiana), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virginia), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Florida), April 3, 2003 Speech by Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-South Carolina), July 16, 2002 Speech by Sen. Bob Graham (D-Florida), June 6, 2002 Speech by Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), June 6, 2002 Speech by Sen. Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico), June 6, 2002 Speech by Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), June 6, 2002 Speech by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), June 6, 2002 Speech by Sen. Bob Graham (D-Florida), June 6, 2002 Trip Report, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Minority Staff Delegation to Colombia, May 27-31, 2002 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Florida), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Tom Osborne (R-Nebraska), May 23, 2002 Summary of House International Relations Committee investigation of "IRA Links to FARC Narco-Terrorists in Colombia," April 24, 2002 Republican International Relations Committee staff memorandum to Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Illinois), April 24, 2002 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Speech by Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), March 18, 2002 Speech by Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), March 18, 2002 Speech by Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Illinois), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. Tom Lantos (D-California), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. William Delahunt (D-Massachusetts), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. Tom Osborne (R-Nebraska), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-California), March 6, 2002 Excerpt from press conference with Sen. Bob Graham (D-Florida), Foreign Press Center, October 25, 2001 Speech by Sen. Bob Graham (D-Florida), October 24, 2001 Speech by Sen. Bob Graham (D-Florida), October 24, 2001 Speech by Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), October 24, 2001 Speech by Sen. Bob Graham (D-Florida), October 24, 2001 Excerpt from Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) interview with CNN, September 30, 2001 Press release by Rep. Ben Gilman (R-New York), September 4, 2001 Many speeches about aid to the Andes -- too many to list here -- were given on the floor of the House of Representatives on July 19 and 24, when aid for 2002 came up for debate. To view these speeches, see this website's narrative of the floor debate. Speech by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), June 26, 2001 Speech by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), March 1, 2001 Trip Report of Senate Armed Services Committee Delegation (Sens. Carl Levin (D-Michigan), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Bill Nelson (D-Florida), and E. Benjamin Nelson (D-Nebraska), February 23-25, 2001 Speech by Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pennsylvania), January 31, 2001 Speech by Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), November 1, 2000 Statement by Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York), October 12, 2000 Statement by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), October 12, 2000 Statement by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), October 12, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), October 5, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), September 26, 2000 Statement by Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-California), chairman, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, September 21, 2000 Statement by Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York), chairman, International Relations Committee, September 21, 2000 Statement by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), September 21, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), September 6, 2000 Press briefing by House Speaker Dennis Hastert, August 30, 2000 Newsletter from House International Relations Committee, July 20, 2000 Letter from 17 members of the House of Representatives to Speaker Hastert requesting additional police aid, July 18, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), July 18, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), July 13, 2000 Speeches by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana) and Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York) for withdrawn amendment to H.R. 4811, the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, July 12, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), July 11, 2000 Speech by Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 30, 2000 Speech by Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-Rhode Island) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 30, 2000 Speech by Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Alabama) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 29, 2000 Speech by Rep. Sam Farr (D-California) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 29, 2000 Speech by Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 29, 2000 Introduction of the "Plan Colombia Trade Act," Senators Robert Graham (D-Florida) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), June 29, 2000 Press release from the House Appropriations Committee, June 28, 2000 Many speeches about the aid package -- too many to list here -- were given on the floor of the Senate on June 20-22, when the aid package came up for debate. To view these speeches, see this website's narrative of the floor debate. Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), June 20, 2000 Speech by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), June 19, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), June 6, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), May 23, 2000 Speech by Rep. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), May 18, 2000 Motion to proceed, Sens. Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) and Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota), May 18, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), May 16, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), May 9, 2000 Report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations by Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Delaware), May 3, 2000 Press release by Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Delaware), May 3, 2000 Speeches by Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California), April 13, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), April 11, 2000 Proposed sense of the Senate amendment to S. Con. Res. 101, sponsored by Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Spencer Abraham (R-Michigan), Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), and Paul Coverdell (R-Georgia), April 6, 2000 Speech by Rep. Ken Bentsen (D-Texas), April 4, 2000 Speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), April 4, 2000 Many speeches about the aid package -- too many to list here -- were given on the floor of the House of Representatives on March 29 and 30, when the aid package came up for debate. To view these speeches, see this website's narrative of the floor debate. Press release by House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois), March 30, 2000 Speech by Sen. Paul Coverdell (R-Georgia), March 29, 2000 Press release by Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York), March 29, 2000 Letter from Rep. Tom Lantos (D-California), March 29, 2000 Special order speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), March 28, 2000 Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), March 23, 2000 Speech by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), March 16, 2000 Press release by Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Alabama), March 16, 2000 Speech by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), March 15, 2000 Speech by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), March 15, 2000 Speech by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), March 14, 2000 Special order speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), March 14, 2000 Press release and speech by Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York), March 10, 2000 Speech by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), March 9, 2000 Speech by Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-North Carolina), March 8, 2000 Speech by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), March 1, 2000 Press release by Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Delaware), February 22, 2000 Press release by Sen. Bob Graham (D-Florida), February 22, 2000 Special order speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), February 15, 2000 Press release by Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York), February 15, 2000 Speech by Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio), February 15, 2000 Special order speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), February 1, 2000 Statement by Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois), January 11, 2000 Press release by Sen. Bob Graham (D-Florida), January 11, 2000 Press release by Rep. Porter Goss (R-Florida), January 11, 2000 Special order speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), November 16, 1999 Special order speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), November 10, 1999 Special order speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), November 9, 1999 Special order speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), November 2, 1999 Sen. Mike Dewine (R-Ohio), press release, October 20, 1999 Sen. Paul Coverdell (R-Georgia), press release, October 20, 1999 Special order speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), September 28, 1999 Special order speech by Rep. John Mica (R-Florida), September 21, 1999 Speech by Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), June 30, 1999	[HTML \| Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from seven members of Congress regarding humanitarian-exchange proposal, March 8, 2007 [HTML \| Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts) to President Bush, March 5, 2007 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from 64 members of Congress to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, December 14, 2006 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from 35 members of Congress to President Álvaro Uribe, July 17, 2006 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response from President Uribe, September 14, 2006 Speech by Rep. Danny Davis (D-Illinois), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. David Obey (D-Wisconsin), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-California), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-California), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Missouri), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Illinois), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Sam Farr (D-California), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), June 9, 2006. Speech by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-New York), March 15, 2006. [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter to Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns from Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) and Barack Obama (D-Illinois), May 15, 2006 Letter from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to ONDCP Director ("Drug Czar") John Walters, April 26, 2006 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Response of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters, May 5, 2006 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from fifty-nine members of Congress, March 1, 2006 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter to Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Anne Patterson and Assistant USAID Administrator for Western Hemisphere Affairs Adolfo Franco from eight members of Congress, November 23, 2005 Speech by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) on the San José de Apartadó massacre, November 17, 2005 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts) at CIP-hosted conference, October 14, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from 22 U.S. senators regarding human-rights certification decision, July 1, 2005 Letter to President Uribe from 50 members of the House, June 2005 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota), June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Missouri), June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Michael Honda (D-California), June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-New York), June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-New York), June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois), June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. David Obey (D-Wisconsin), June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Sam Farr (D-California), June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern, June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern, June 28, 2005 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern, June 28, 2005 Statement by Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa), June 28, 2005. Statement by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), June 28, 2005. [Español] Letter to President Álvaro Uribe from several Democratic senators, June 3, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter to President Álvaro Uribe from Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Indiana), May 22, 2005 Letter to the editor of Roll Call from Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts) in response to Morton Kondracke column, March 9, 2005 Letter from 6 House and Senate committee chairs and ranking members regarding support for paramilitary negotiations, February 2, 2005 Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick from 45 members of the U.S. House, January 13, 2005 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wisconsin), December 20, 2004 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter to presidents Bush and Uribe from Rep. Sam Farr (D-California), December 1, 2004 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from 35 members of the U.S. House, September 20, 2004 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Letter from 23 members of the U.S. Senate, July 26, 2004 [HTML \| Original letter [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format \| Spanish ] Response from Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, August 5, 2004 [English \| Español] Speech by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), June 23, 2004. Speech by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Michigan), June 23, 2004. Statement by Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Illinois), March 22, 2004 Statement by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), February 20, 2004 Letter to President Uribe from 74 members of the U.S. Congress, February 12, 2004 Letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell from Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), January 13, 2004 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] State Department response, February 9, 2004 Letter to President Álvaro Uribe from 56 members of the U.S. Congress, September 26, 2003 Letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell from 19 members of the U.S. Congress, September 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), September 10, 2003 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-New York), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Missouri), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. David Obey (D-Wisconsin), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-California), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Illinois), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota), July 23, 2003 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), July 23, 2003 Letter from Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), July 22, 2003 Letter from Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts) and Ike Skelton (D-Missouri), July 21, 2003 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), April 3, 2003 Statement by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-New York), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Missouri), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-California), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Diane Watson (D-California), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), April 3, 2003 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), March 27, 2003 Memorandum to House Appropriators from Reps. Ike Skelton (D-Missouri), Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), and Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut), March 28, 2003 Letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell from Rep. Jan Schakowsky, November 20, 2002 Letter from 45 members of the House to Secretary of State Powell, July 23, 2002 Speech by Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wisconsin, June 21, 2002) Speech by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), June 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Missouri), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Florida), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. William Delahunt (D-Massachusetts), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Jose Serrano (D-New York), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Alabama), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. David Obey (D-Wisconsin), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-New York), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-Texas), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan), May 23, 2002 Speech by Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Mississippi), May 23, 2002 "Dear Colleague" letter from Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) and Janice Schakowsky (D-Illinois), May 21, 2002 Additional views of Rep. Jose Serrano (D-New York) in House Appropriations Committee Report 107-480, May 20, 2002 Letter to President Andrés Pastrana from 22 members of the House of Representatives, May 15, 2002 [Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format] Statement by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), May 1, 2002 Speech by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), April 30, 2002 Letter from Senators Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota) and Russell Feingold (D-Wisconsin), March 22, 2002 Letter being circulated for other Congress members' signature by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Missouri), March 20, 2002 Letter to President Bush from Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Missouri), March 15, 2002 Article by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), Antiwar.com, March 8, 2002 (external link) Speech by Rep. James McGovern (D-Massachusetts), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. José Serrano (D-New York), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. Lane Evans (D-Illinois), March 6, 2002 Speech by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), March 6, 2002 Letter to Ambassador Anne W. Patterson from Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), February 11, 2002 Press release by Rep. José Serrano (D-New York), February 6, 2002 Press release by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois), January 15, 2002 Press release by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts), January 15, 2002 Letter to Foreign Operations conferees from 35 representatives, November 8, 2001 Speech by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), October 24, 2001 Speech by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), October 24, 2001 Speech by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), October 24, 2001 Speech by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), October 24, 2001 Speech by Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wisconsin), October 24, 2001 Speech by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), October 24, 2001 Letter to constituent from Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Oregon), received September 28, 2001 Letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell from Senators Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota) and Barbara Boxer (D-California), September 6, 2001 Speech by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), September 6, 2001 Speech by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), September 6, 2001 Statement by Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia), July 26, 2001 Many speeches about aid to the Andes -- too many to list here -- were given on the floor of the House of Representatives on July 19 and 24, when aid for 2002 came up for debate. To view these speeches, see this website's narrative of the floor debate. Press release from Rep. William Delahunt (D-Massachusetts), June 28, 2001 Letter from Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota) to Gen. Martín Orlando Carreño, head of the Colombian Army's Fifth Brigade, May 23, 2001 [English \| Spanish] Letter from Reps. William Delahunt (D-Massachusetts) and Sam Farr (D-California), May 17, 2001 Press release from Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Illinois), April 25, 2001 Press release from Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Illinois), April 24, 2001 Letter to Secretary of State Powell from Reps. Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia), Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois), Barbara Lee (D-California), and Pete Stark (D-California), March 15, 2001 Letter by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), February 26, 2001 Statement of Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois), February 21, 2001 Speech by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), February 8, 2001 Speech by Rep. Janice Schakowsky (R-Illinois), January 31, 2001 Speech by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), January 22, 2001 Letter by Sen. Paul Wellstone, Washington Post, January 14, 2001 Letter from Senators Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota) to President Clinton, January 11, 2001 Op-Ed by Sen. Paul Wellstone, New York Times, December 26, 2000 Statement by Rep. Dan Burton (R-Indiana), November 17, 2000 Letter from Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-New York) to ONDCP Director Barry McCaffrey, November 14, 2000 Letter to Colombian President Andrés Pastrana, signed by sixteen members of Congress, September 26, 2000 Statement submitted by Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia), September 21, 2000 Statement by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), September 12, 2000 Speech by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), September 6, 2000 Letter from Sen. Patrick Leahy to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright regarding the Santo Domingo case, August 30, 2000 Press release by Sen. Patrick Leahy on presidential waiver of human rights conditions, August 28, 2000 Statement by Sen. Paul Wellstone on presidential waiver of human righs conditions, August 23, 2000 Letter to President Clinton from Sen. Paul Wellstone, July 28, 2000 Press Release by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), July 14, 2000 Speech by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), July 14, 2000 Speech by Rep. Mark Green (R-Wisconsin), July 13, 2000 Speech by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 30, 2000 Speech by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 30, 2000 Speech by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 30, 2000 Speech by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 30, 2000 Speech by Sen. Slade Gorton (R-Washington) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 30, 2000 Speech by Rep. David Obey (D-Wisconsin) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 29, 2000 Speech by Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-New York) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 29, 2000 Speech by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 29, 2000 Speech by Rep. Mark Udall (D-Colorado) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 29, 2000 Speech by Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Illinois) in the debate over the aid package conference report, June 29, 2000 Many speeches about the aid package -- too many to list here -- were given on the floor of the Senate on June 20-22, when the aid package came up for debate. To view these speeches, see this website's narrative of the floor debate. Statement and proposed amendment by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), May 17, 2000 Statement by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), May 9, 2000 Speech by Sen. Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire), April 13, 2000 Many speeches about the aid package -- too many to list here -- were given on the floor of the House of Representatives on March 29 and 30, when the aid package came up for debate. To view these speeches, see this website's narrative of the floor debate. Speech by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), March 29, 2000 Press release by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California), March 29, 2000 Speech by Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), March 29, 2000 Speech by Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-Michigan), March 29, 2000 Letter from Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Missouri), March 28, 2000 Speech by Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minnesota), March 22, 2000 Foreign Policy Brief, House International Relations Committee Democratic Office, March 21, 2000 (offers some criticisms, though not entirely skeptical) Speech by Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minnesota), March 21, 2000 Speech by Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minnesota), March 15, 2000 Dissenting view of Rep. David Obey in House Committee Report 106-521 on H.R. 3908, March 14, 2000 Dissenting view of Reps. David Obey and Nancy Pelosi in House Committee Report 106-521 on H.R. 3908, March 14, 2000 Press release and letter by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois), March 8, 2000 Letter to Appropriations Committee Chairman Bill Young (R-Florida) circulated by Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), Tom Campbell (R-California), Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) and Janice Schakowsky (D-Illinois), and signed by sixteen others, March 8, 2000 Speech by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia), February 29, 2000 (brief mention of Colombia package) Special order speech by Rep. James McGovern (D-Massachusetts), February 16, 2000 Press release by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois), February 15, 2000 Letter to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright from Reps. James McGovern (D-Massachusets) and John Joseph Moakley (D-Massachusetts), February 3, 2000 Letter to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright from Sens. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), December 22, 1999 Special order speeches by Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Rep. Sam Farr (D-California), U.S. House of Representatives, November 16, 1999 Foreign Policy Brief, House International Relations Committee Democratic Office, October 7, 1999
Other statements about Colombia
Letter from 68 representatives to U.S. officials regarding Colombian legislators, December 20, 2001 Letter to President Pastrana from Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota), December 10, 2001 Letter from 38 representatives to President Andrés Pastrana about the San José de Apartadó peace community, March 30, 2001 Statements by Sens. Bob Graham (D-Florida) and John McCain (R-Arizona) upon introduction of the Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act, March 13, 2001