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W. Weldon: “I reject as a Member of this Congress trivializing this issue with an umbrella, because 28 young Americans 8 years ago…”

On the recordMarch 18, 1999
I reject as a Member of this Congress trivializing this issue with an umbrella, because 28 young Americans 8 years ago came home in body bags because we had no system to defend against. And to say that somehow an umbrella with nothing there is the way we are going to discuss this issue is absolutely disgusting to me because half of those young men and women came from my State. It is not a joke to hold an umbrella up with nothing there and say this is what we are doing. We have no defense today against any missile system. It is a national priority that this Congress needs to address. And to trivialize this debate as has been done in this body for 30 years has got to come to an end. I think we should treat this debate with more sincerity and dignity than that.
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W. Weldon
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Addressing the seriousness of missile defense during a congressional debate.

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