July 24, 1998
The Honorable Mitch McConnell
361A Senate Russell Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-1702
The Honorable Joseph Biden
221 Senate Russell Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-0802
Dear Senators McConnell and Biden:
As you may know, the proliferation of U.S. unilateral sanctions is a major concern of American business and agriculture. Even though unilateral sanctions rarely work, are often counterproductive and are almost always costly to other U.S. objectives, the U.S. government is increasingly relying on unilateral sanctions as its foreign policy weapon of choice.
On July 15, the Senate tabled (53-46) the Lugar Sanctions Reform Act (S. 1413) -- a bill which provides a more disciplined, common sense approach when considering future unilateral sanctions. We were encouraged that during the Senate debate many Members recognized the need for this legislation, while only a few voiced opposition. Since the vote, we have noticed that the Lugar bill continues to receive strong and growing bipartisan support.
While we are disappointed that final consideration of the Lugar bill was delayed, we certainly understand why some Members wanted to wait until the recommendations of your Senate Task Force on Economic Sanctions are made public on September 1 before they vote on such landmark legislation.
We ask that you, as Chairmen of the 18-member Task Force on Economic Sanctions, give this effort your highest priority during the next six weeks. To be consistent, we also ask that a hold be put on all sanctions proposals until the Task Force writes its report.
We appreciate the leadership you are providing on this important issue.
Sincerely,
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James E. Perrella
Dennis W. Sheehan
Joseph T. Gorman
Dick Cheney
J. Tracy O'Rourke
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Ernest S. Micek
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H. D. Cleberg
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Chris Galvin
Hans W. Becherer
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Roger E. Tetrault
Lucio A. Noto
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Charles F. Knight
Roger C. Beach
John W. Snow
Kenneth T. Derr
Dean R. O'Hare
Robert N. Burt
A. C. Bersticker
W. E. Bradford
Richard J. Swift
Jack Smith
H. A. Wagner
David Hamod
Thomas J. Engibous
William G. Little
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Larry Bossidy
Larry Rowland
Richard E. O'Leary
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Leon Trammell
Larry A. Liebenow
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George David
Steve Percy
Michael H. Jordan
Scott McNealy
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