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Max Cleland: “The bill, in light of the criminal behavior uncovered at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, responds to strong…”

On the recordNovember 6, 1997
The bill, in light of the criminal behavior uncovered at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, responds to strong sentiments in the Congress. Some of those strong sentiments would like to legislate the end of gender-integrated training. There are equally strong voices against that type of legislation. During our Personnel Subcommittee hearings on this particular issue, the point was raised that a commission created by the Department of Defense might raise credibility issues in some quarters. Responding to such legitimate concerns, the Senate Armed Services Committee adopted the Kempthorne-Byrd amendment to create a congressional commission to report directly to the Congress on this very important issue. Mr. President, here again the Senate conferees had to fight in conference to ensure that the commission remained objective.
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Max Cleland
Georgia
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Discussing the creation of a congressional commission in response to issues at Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

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