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John Kerry: I agree with the Senator, and that is what I am trying to a get at. I assume the Senator would agree that, if the Senate…

On the recordApril 21, 1994
I agree with the Senator, and that is what I am trying to a get at. I assume the Senator would agree that, if the Senate today were to pass a requirement that the President lift the embargo, but, as a result of other efforts that the President is making, the President succeeds in getting the safe areas adhered to, and suddenly the dynamic shifts, I assume the Senator would agree if, notwithstanding that, the embargo is going to be lifted by action of the Senate, you might in fact wind up undoing what the President had succeeded in doing. Is that not fair to say?
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of lifting the embargo during a Senate debate.

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