Summitry can and has, on occasion, been overdone. But periodic meetings such as this can be useful, particularly in helping to reduce the possibility of serious misunderstandings. There is a limit to what can be accomplished by aides and intermediaries.
Commenting on the President's summit meeting with the Soviet Union and the SALT II treaty.
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In closing, may I say that the President's request includes $658 million for construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
The Department is firmly committed to working closely and openly with Congress in order to protect the health of our servicemembers.
Promoting efficiency and preventing fraud in defense acquisitions will obviously be a high priority.
I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.
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