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Donald M. Payne: First of all, let me say from the outset that I oppose a unilateral first-strike attack by the United States without a…

On the recordOctober 8, 2002
First of all, let me say from the outset that I oppose a unilateral first-strike attack by the United States without a clearly demonstrated and imminent threat of attack on our soil. The President's resolution does not prove that the United States is in imminent danger of attack, and we in Congress have received no evidence of such an imminent and immediate threat.
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Donald M. Payne
New Jersey

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Opposing a unilateral first-strike attack by the U.S. during a debate on military action.

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