Mike Levin: “Secretary Cohen and General Shelton said it well. I agree with them--Congress should not mandate troop reduction by…”

“Secretary Cohen and General Shelton said it well. I agree with them--Congress should not mandate troop reduction by arbitrary dates. Mr. President, I also disagree with other sections of this amendment dealing with exceptions to the mandated drawdown and limitations on support for law enforcement activities in Bosnia. Finally, I would note that the Statement on Administration Policy states that the President's senior advisors would recommend veto of this bill if it contains a provision that would prescribe a arbitrarily scheduled force drawdown in Bosnia. Mr. President, for all these reasons I will vote against this amendment and I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment as well.”