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Mark Warner: “I say to my good friend, regrettably we have to very forcefully object to your amendment before the vote. But I say that…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2002
I say to my good friend, regrettably we have to very forcefully object to your amendment before the vote. But I say that our President, at the urging of everybody who said go to the United Nations, went to the United Nations. He gave a brilliant speech. The Secretary of State met with us yesterday. I met with him personally. The Secretary of State is doing everything possible to avoid a two-step process. I say regrettably to my good friend, were we to adopt this amendment, it would completely dislodge the efforts ongoing at this time in the United Nations to get, if possible, one single No. 17 resolution and put it in place.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Opposing an amendment related to U.S. actions at the United Nations.

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