Timothy Roemer: “I just hope that we are not doing too little too late. That the…”

On the recordApril 24, 1997

I just hope that we are not doing too little too late. That the Russians, if they are going to be genuine partners, that they pay their bills on time, that they genuinely perform the services that they are contracted under, and I would hope, and I have confidence in the gentleman from California, and the Committee on Appropriations and the gentleman from Wisconsin on the authorizing committee, that if it continues to slip like it has been slipping, that we really hold them to task and revisit this entire issue.

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Timothy Roemer

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Discussing concerns about Russian compliance with agreements during a House floor debate.

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