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Joe Biden: “That is not an assumption. An assumption is if I said ``when the Senate fails to act.'' I did not say that. I said…”

On the recordMay 17, 2000
That is not an assumption. An assumption is if I said ``when the Senate fails to act.'' I did not say that. I said ``if'' the Senate fails to act. It is a question, not an assumption. Now, if the Senate fails to act--does not vote one way or another-- are the troops allowed to stay, or must they come home?
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Discussing the Senate's role in decisions regarding troop deployment.

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