Patricia Schroeder: “it seems to me that what we would be saying is we want to be able to criticize, but do not give us any responsibility. I…”

“it seems to me that what we would be saying is we want to be able to criticize, but do not give us any responsibility. I would think the American people would think that if the President decided we were going to take a side in the Bosnian war, he would do more than just come tell us, consult us, and send someone to brief us on it. I think they would want their representatives to be involved in that debate at the beginning, so that we stay behind those troops when they are overseas in that difficult point. But I keep saying the War Powers Act came because of the new missions the United States had heaped upon it as a world leader after World War I and World War II. And I think it is a very, very, important addition, and I hope very much that maybe we take the concerns of the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Hyde] into consideration and we all work very hard to figure out is there a better way to do this. But I think to back off and say we are giving it up would be the wrong way to go.”