plainly, it is state policy of
eritrea to support
international terrorism.
the u.n. security council made
similar statements saying their
destructive role in the horn.
so have many neighboring
countries.
and so it is time that eritrea
should be named a state sponsor
of terrorism.
i reserve the balance of my
time.
the chair: the gentleman
reserves the balance of his
time.
for what purpose does the
gentleman from new jersey rise?
mr. payne: i claim the time in
opposition.
the chair: without objection,
the gentleman is recognized.
mr. payne: the foreign relations
authorization act, which the
royce amendment would designate
eritrea the state sponsor of
terrorism and call on the united
nations security council to
impose sanctions against eritrea
i strongly oppose.
while i certainly respect my
esteemed colleague from
california, ed royce, who served
as an excellent chairman of the
subcommittee on africa for
several years and we worked
closely together on many issues
and i have a great deal...