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On the recordFebruary 12, 1997
I say to my colleague. It is not a supermajority here. It is a dangerous precedent in my view. So on a 50 to 50 vote on whether we met the other standards would fail and the President of the United States would not be able to act. Let me ask my colleague from Utah just a couple quick questions. I cited examples earlier, putting aside whether you agreed or disagreed with the action taken. In August 1990, when President Bush sent 100,000 troops to the Middle East, were we in actual--to quote the language of this section 5, were we engaged, in the Senator's opinion, in military conflict at that point?
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut
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Discussing the implications of a 50-50 vote on military action during Senate debate.

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