On the recordFebruary 16, 1995
let me make one point of why I oppose this commission. It is not just that it is something we can do. The Framers of the Constitution gave us this responsibility. From time to time, Mr. Chairman, it is wholly appropriate that we establish commissions to engage until giving their expertise with respect to discrete items. This commission goes far beyond that. This commission attempts to establish the totality of our national security policy. Set up a commission on roles and missions. But this is something far beyond that. We are being paid, my colleagues, in excess of $130,000 per annum to do this job fundamentally required by the Constitution of the United States. The Framers of the Constitution said do your job. Do not give it to an independent commission for the purposes of establishing the totality of our national security policy. That is our job.
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