[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 10, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H1079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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           COMMITTING TROOPS REQUIRES CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL

  (Mr. METCALF asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. METCALF. Mr. Speaker, I do not believe any Congress should allow 
any President to send our troops into any sovereign nation without the 
authorization of Congress. We in Congress are negligent if we do not 
insist on this restriction and, if necessary, refuse the money to pay 
for any foreign adventures undertaken without the specific 
authorization of Congress.

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