On the recordDecember 31, 1990
I implored Tom to bring to the House floor a resolution that Steve Solarz of New York and I had introduced authorizing then-President Bush to engage in military action in Operation Desert Storm.
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congress.govJim Wright: “I implored Tom to bring to the House floor a resolution that Steve Solarz of New York and I had introduced authorizing…”
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Jim Wright urged Speaker Foley to allow a vote on military action in Desert Storm.
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