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On the recordApril 30, 1998
I have a question. Is the Senator saying that the President of the United States will fully be within the law if, when this passes tonight, if this were attached, if he is in a press conference and says, ``I want to compliment the Senate on expanding NATO, and I want to tell Senator Conrad I'm not certifying anything''--would that be OK legally?
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Questioning the legal implications of a potential presidential statement regarding NATO expansion.

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