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W. Weldon: “In closing, the gentleman would make a fine fantasy writer for fantasy books. We are dealing in substance here. There…”

On the recordJune 9, 1999
In closing, the gentleman would make a fine fantasy writer for fantasy books. We are dealing in substance here. There have been serious security concerns brought before this Congress by nine of the most solid Members of this institution, four members of the Democrat Party who I have the highest respect for, who understand security issues and understand the implications of them and do not get on this floor and rail with a bunch of uninformed and unbacked-up rhetoric about what we are trying to do. This is a serious issue that deserves a serious response. This amendment takes that step. I would encourage and ask my colleagues to support this bipartisan effort to provide one more tool to allow us to monitor our technology before it is sold to a rogue nation or a terrorist state.
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W. Weldon
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Addressing security concerns and advocating for a bipartisan amendment related to technology monitoring.

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