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Bob Kerrey: I am pleased to do that. The first question is, Did the Congress do the right thing in 1998 and 1999, and would we be…

On the recordJune 7, 2000
I am pleased to do that. The first question is, Did the Congress do the right thing in 1998 and 1999, and would we be doing the right thing today or in the future to have a statute that imposes upon a President a floor, a limitation, under which that President cannot go as a consequence of our deciding that should only occur as we described in this law? We did it in 1998 and again in 1999 and we are proposing to do it again this year.
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

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Discussing the appropriateness of congressional actions regarding presidential limitations.

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