Political Quotes

“today the Senate adopted two amendments to the bill concerning the arms embargo that render the underlying legislation confusing and contradictory. I refer to the Senate votes on the Mitchell amendment and the Dole amendment regarding the lifting of the arms embargo on Bosnia. One amendment directs the President to lift the arms embargo unilaterally. The other amendment instructs the President to take a multilateral approach. I, for one, voted for Senator Mitchell's amendment and opposed Senator Dole's amendment. However, other Members opposed both amendments and some others supported both amendments, and the resulting legislation directs the President to pursue two different courses of action. I am extremely troubled by the result, not only by the inclusion of the Dole language that instructs the President to lift the embargo unilaterally, but also by the embarrassing situation in which the Senate finds itself in crafting legislation that sends a mixed message. Had there been such a vote, however, I would have cast my vote against the bill.”