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Nick Smith: “The Goss amendment means that we continue what has not worked for the last 41 years. One of the certifications that the…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2002
The Goss amendment means that we continue what has not worked for the last 41 years. One of the certifications that the President has to make is that Cuba is not providing technology that could be used to produce, develop, or deliver biological weapons, and the President could not even make this certification for the United States.
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Nick Smith
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the implications of the Goss amendment related to Cuba and biological weapons.

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