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Andrew P. Hunter: “To follow my friend, it is true that this is the first President who sent our jobs to Mexico, our troops to Bosnia, and…”

On the recordJanuary 3, 1996
To follow my friend, it is true that this is the first President who sent our jobs to Mexico, our troops to Bosnia, and our balanced budget to the White House trash can. He has done something else, Mr. Speaker, and that is to veto the defense authorization bill; and the reason the President vetoed the defense authorization bill is because we say in that bill, we shall defend America against ICBM's and have that system in place by the year 2003. The President refuses to defend this country while Iraq, Libya, China, and others hurry up and accelerate their programs on offensive missiles. Defend America. Vote to override the President's veto today.
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Andrew P. Hunter
Illinois

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Addressing the veto of the defense authorization bill and national defense issues.

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