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Barney Frank: I share the chairman of the Armed Services Committee's desire that the intent of Congress be clear. I also note the…

On the recordJuly 10, 2007
I share the chairman of the Armed Services Committee's desire that the intent of Congress be clear. I also note the chairman has identified a technical error in the Senate amendment which should be corrected involving required reports of presidential decisions. I will work to accomplish a correction of this error, and I agree with the gentleman's statement of what the legislation intended and in the specific incidents that he cited.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Addressing a technical error in a Senate amendment related to presidential decision reports.

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