I yield myself 15 seconds, to just point out that what we want is for the President to have the same powers and collective bargaining issues when national security is involved that past presidents from President Carter have had, and yet we are taking the gentlewoman's amendment and adding an additional test so we are making it a little more difficult for this President.
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