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On the recordFebruary 23, 1999
Well, Mr. President, I think it is timely that the Senate went back and, once again, as we did in years past, take a look at the War Powers Act, take a look at the proposal that the distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania has, not by way of criticism at the moment of the President, because you have two situations--one in Kosovo, and, of course, the parallel in Bosnia, and then you have Iraq. I have said from time to time, as we have had deliberations among ourselves in small groups, if anybody has a better idea how to manage it, come forward. They are the most complex situations that I have had in my tenure here in the Senate, and prior thereto in the Department of Defense, in terms of the complexity and the difficulty to resolve it. I would encourage the Senator, and I would be happy to participate in that debate at some future date.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing the War Powers Act and military situations in Kosovo, Bosnia, and Iraq.

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