On the recordJune 13, 2024
Mr. Chairman, I have great appreciation for the bipartisan consensus around this. I really miss when the Democratic Party was the anti-war party. Now, we are going to see probably on this vote a majority of Democrats vote for cluster munitions that are killing civilians, that will cost taxpayer money, and that are not even the best deterrent. There are just defense contractors that make them and a country that wants them, so we are willing to accommodate that death. I hope this debate illuminates the foolishness of the United States exporting cluster munitions and that we will have a more responsible consciousness moving forward. Mr. Chairman, I urge adoption of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
