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Ronald Dellums: “I am in agreement with the gentleman from Indiana who indicated that the McCloskey amendment does not mandate military…”

On the recordJune 9, 1994
I am in agreement with the gentleman from Indiana who indicated that the McCloskey amendment does not mandate military aid, but I believe that my distinguished colleague from New York [Mr. Gilman] perhaps misspoke himself when he indicated that the bill was permissive on the issue of lifting the embargo. I would suggest that it does indeed mandate the lifting of the embargo. In the relevant part of the amendment entitled ``Termination of the Arms Embargo,'' it states as follows: ``The President shall'' and I underscore shall for the purposes of emphasis, ``terminate U.S. arms embargo on the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina upon the receipt from the Government of a request for assistance in exercising the right of self-determination under article 51 of the U.N. Charter.''
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Ronald Dellums
Democratic · California
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Addressing the implications of the McCloskey amendment regarding military aid and the arms embargo.

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