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Victor Fazio: “It seems to me totally inappropriate for us to allow events that may be taking place even as we speak to get in the way…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 1996
It seems to me totally inappropriate for us to allow events that may be taking place even as we speak to get in the way of an effort to resolve as a group, bipartisanly, that we want to support the American men and women who are engaged in this conflict. It seems to me that is a minimum thing. We may want to talk about other aspects of this. We are in the middle of a political campaign. But this is a bottom line request, and I know the leader has brought other matters to the floor without a direct committee jurisdiction. So I guess I would still hope that he would reconsider that decision, let us get this behind us, and move on to other issues.
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Victor Fazio
Democratic · California
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Addressing the need for bipartisan support for American troops during a conflict.

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