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Jeff Bingaman: “I agree with him that clearly Congress needs to maintain its oversight of this program, as well as all other programs.…”

On the recordMarch 17, 1999
I agree with him that clearly Congress needs to maintain its oversight of this program, as well as all other programs. And this is a very high priority for many of us here in Congress and everyone, I think, who is concerned about national security issues. So I would not want, by my amendment, to bring into question the ability of Congress to maintain that oversight. I do not believe the language of my amendment does that. I am encouraged to hear that the Senator believes that operational effectiveness is an essential part of what has to be established before we go ahead and actually deploy something.
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Jeff Bingaman
Democratic · New Mexico
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Discussing the importance of congressional oversight on national security programs.

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