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William Helms: “As the review of the NAM study makes clear, most of these actions were taken at the President's discretion, either by…”

On the recordJuly 15, 1998
As the review of the NAM study makes clear, most of these actions were taken at the President's discretion, either by Executive Order or based a law where President had broad waiver authority. If the Senate is going to have a debate over sanctions policy, we should do so on the basis of facts, not distortions presented by the anti-sanctions lobby. That is the reason that the Republican and Democratic leaderships have formed a bipartisan sanctions task force to examine the facts, and make recommendations. Apparently, some in the business community would prefer for the Senate to act before the facts come out. We should not fall for such tactics.
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William Helms
Republican · New Jersey
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Discussing sanctions policy and the need for factual debate in the Senate.

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