On the recordNovember 7, 2019
this is a diversion. We can all debate history. Maybe Bush was to blame. Maybe Obama was to blame. Who knows. Maybe Harry Truman was to blame when they set up CENTO. That is something we can debate at a later time. We have an immediate crisis. We need a report, and our Republican colleagues keep finding ways so they can object so the President doesn't have to answer. That is wrong. It risks the security of America, and it is not what we should be doing. So I object, and I urge us to pass the amendment without the modification, which is still as valid as it was a few minutes ago. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard on the modification. Is there objection to the original request? The Senator from Florida.
