On the recordMay 16, 2002
No, and I am glad the Senator has raised that point. It was drawn up very skillfully in the House of Representatives, picking selective quotes from our great President, whom I support, but those of us in the Chamber recognize, and as I have elicited from the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and as agreed upon by my distinguished friend from Indiana, the ranking member, this document commits us to nothing more than the authorization of specific amounts of dollars to the nations that are aspiring to join. That is all it is. But as it is reproduced and sent across the ocean to Europe and printed in the papers, I think people can say: Oh, the Senate has now acted; not maybe in finality, but we are one step closer before we have the facts before the body.
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