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On the recordMay 23, 1994
I yielded myself the remaining 30 seconds just to say one more time: You know, recruiting is where readiness begins. We depend on an all-voluntary military, and recruiting is the key to all our voluntary military has accomplished over the years since we did away with the draft. Let us not interfere with that. Let us live up to our first amendment rights, allow these recruiters to go and explain an honorable military career to young men and women. You know, today times are tough out there. Don't believe it's good. Young people need these jobs. Let's be able to explain it to them. Mr. Chairman, I urge support for my amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Gerald B. H. Solomon
New York
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Discussing the importance of military recruitment during a debate on an amendment.

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