Lloyd Doggett said "I would like to have spelled out the entire mechanism for veterans recovery, but I believe that if we instruct our conferees in this fashion, the conference committee will be authorized to continue its negotiations, as it is negotiating now, to give veterans first preference, I would prefer, or at least treat them equally to the tobacco companies. I think they have earned that. I believe that that is the effect of this motion. To not approve this motion, even under the statement of Senator Helms as reported in Stars and Stripes by his explanation, we are assuring that veterans will never recover one penny of Saddam Hussein's assets if the Helms amendment sticks. That is why all these veterans groups are coming out against the Helms amendment and speaking out so vigorously against it and in favor of the motion that I am offering." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 1, 1997

I would like to have spelled out the entire mechanism for veterans recovery, but I believe that if we instruct our conferees in this fashion, the conference committee will be authorized to continue its negotiations, as it is negotiating now, to give veterans first preference, I would prefer, or at least treat them equally to the tobacco companies. I think they have earned that. I believe that that is the effect of this motion. To not approve this motion, even under the statement of Senator Helms as reported in Stars and Stripes by his explanation, we are assuring that veterans will never recover one penny of Saddam Hussein's assets if the Helms amendment sticks. That is why all these veterans groups are coming out against the Helms amendment and speaking out so vigorously against it and in favor of the motion that I am offering.

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Lloyd Doggett

Democratic · Texas

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of the Helms amendment on veterans' recovery of assets.

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