On the recordMarch 9, 1987
The resolution's moratorium on aid to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance would deprive the United States of one of the most critical elements of leverage it has with the Sandinistas.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe resolution's moratorium on aid to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance would deprive the United States of one of the most critical elements of leverage it has with the Sandinistas.
Statement of Administration Policy: H.J. Res. 175 - Moratorium on Contra Aid
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