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On the recordJune 24, 2002
I join strongly in recommending that our colleagues support Senator Smith's initiative. And I associate myself with the remarks of our distinguished chairman. This is something that has to be corrected right now. We have extraordinary women performing in almost every capacity of our military today. This is one of those situations where maybe there were the best of intentions at the time, but it is out of hand now. It is time to correct it with finality and clarity. We are doing that with the Smith amendment. I yield the floor.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Supporting Senator Smith's initiative regarding women's roles in the military.

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