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Victor Fazio: “I would simply say, before briefly yielding to my friend from New York, that the Senate voted 96 to 1 to support the…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 1996
I would simply say, before briefly yielding to my friend from New York, that the Senate voted 96 to 1 to support the troops. That is all we are talking about. We are not talking about the need for better consultation or any further action that the committees of jurisdiction may want to take. We are simply saying that we ought to be together as a country in support of our men and women. This is not in support of every aspect of this involvement that we have once again been forced to take up in Iraq.
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Victor Fazio
Democratic · California

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Discussing bipartisan support for troops during a debate on military involvement in Iraq.

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