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Lateefah Simon: “I agree with everything the Senator from Georgia had to say. I reach a different conclusion. And I may be the only one…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1995
I agree with everything the Senator from Georgia had to say. I reach a different conclusion. And I may be the only one voting against this. Tom Friedman of the New York Times had a column recently in which he said, ``France acts like a great power but does not have the resources. The United States has the resources but does not act like a great power.'' We cannot have effective foreign policy if Congress micromanages it. The Senator from Georgia asks a series of questions. I think there is one other question. Does it help peace in Bosnia to adopt this resolution? I think it unnecessarily raises questions, and I am going to vote against the amendment.
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Lateefah Simon
California
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Discussing foreign policy and a resolution related to peace in Bosnia.

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