09/01/1983
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"The Soviet gunships will not halt their operations while we debate."
"The Communists, themselves, have shown again and again that diplomacy alone is not enough."
"I cannot accept the House action as final, for I cannot believe that it reflects the informed and considered will of the American people."
"I must remind them that the Sandinista Communists have already concluded negotiations—in 1979 with the Organization of American States."