[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 99 (Thursday, June 14, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            VOTE EXPLANATION

  Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, the Senate adopted amendment No. 2276 to 
H.R. 5515 by voice vote, though I opposed this amendment and would have 
voted against it. This amendment would further study the feasibility of 
establishing a permanent U.S. troop presence in Poland. We should be 
looking at where we can reduce our footprint abroad, not where we can 
expand it. As our government continues to pile up debt, we should be 
asking our NATO allies to step up and prioritize their own defense. The 
more that we assume the security burden, as this amendment would do, 
the less incentive these countries will have to contribute their share 
toward our mutual defense.
  (At the request of Mr. Durbin, the following statement was ordered to 
be printed in the Record,)

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