On the recordMarch 19, 1996
I must say that I was sorely disappointed to read over the weekend that the President has issued a veto threat for this carefully balanced, carefully drafted, well-thought-out measure. I find it hard to believe the President's advisors could come up with a credible basis for objecting to this commonsense bill. I strongly urge the President to reconsider. This issue is not a new one, and this legislation was not drafted in a hasty or casual manner. Indeed, it is the cumulation of more than a decade's worth of hard work. Let me outline the enormous time and energy that has been expended on behalf of this bill by its Senate sponsors: I would like to just briefly outline what is going into this bill. No one can suggest that this is a will-o'-the-wisp piece of legislation that just suddenly came out of nowhere.
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