Today, I continue with my friend from Vermont; my distinguished senior Senator, Bob Kerrey; and others in our efforts to ban antipersonnel landmines. The legislation that we are introducing this morning would permanently ban new deployments of antipersonnel landmines. Now, my colleague talked a little bit about why it is important. But I think there are a couple of primary reasons, Mr. President, that we owe this country the world leadership on this issue. First, America has always taken the moral high ground over its brief 200-year history.
Chuck Hagel: “Today, I continue with my friend from Vermont; my distinguished senior Senator, Bob Kerrey; and others in our efforts to…”
On the recordJune 17, 1997
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Discussing efforts to ban antipersonnel landmines and the importance of U.S. leadership on the issue.
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