Jim Webb: “You would agree, would you not, that sanctions from the outside affect the ability of a country to evolve economically…”

Yesterday was a really incredible day. And I have said many times that that came about, in my view, largely because of the courage of two people.

If we stand for anything as a country, then we would have an obligation to declare those sorts of acts of a magnitude that we would not recognize the validity of that government.

Thank you, Mr. President. I thank the Parliamentarian for that clarification. (The remarks of Mr. Webb pertaining to the introduction of S. 3372 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

I think if the administration had properly put the issue before the Congress, the likelihood is that it would have been supported.