May 7, 1980
Page 10151
DEBATE CALLED FOR ON MUSKIE NOMINATION
(Mr. BAUMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. BAUMAN. Mr. Speaker, the old saying is that politics stops at the water's edge, but I think commonsense should not. I have read this morning the statement of one EDMUND MUSKIE of Maine, stating that he intends to carry on the foreign policies of President Carter and Secretary Vance.
If that is the case, I think the very least the other body ought to do is to conduct an extensive debate on his nomination, exploring every facet of the policies as they have been in the past and should be in the future. And, if he means what he says, I think his nomination should be rejected.
The hour of this country is too late to continue these policies and if that is what what Mr. MUSKIE means, Mr. MUSKIE should not be Secretary of State.