[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10008]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    VOTE ``NO'' ON LIBYA RESOLUTIONS

  (Mr. PAUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, later this morning we will be debating and 
voting on two resolutions dealing with Libya. The first one, H.J. Res. 
68, has been said to be one that literally endorses exactly what the 
President has been doing, and I agree with that: Even though it 
excludes ground troops, it doesn't talk about Special Forces, CIA, 
contractors, and unlimited bombing, which is really what we have to 
restrict.
  But the second one, H.R. 2278, has been said to be more strongly 
worded in restraint on the President, and this is where I disagree. I 
believe the wording is different. It says no funds for ground troops. 
But then it has exceptions, and the exceptions are for all the things 
that we're already doing. So I believe if we vote and pass the second 
one, it will be the first time this Congress has given authority to the 
President for what he is doing right now.
  So I urge my colleagues to look at both of these carefully. I have 
concluded that not only should the first one be voted down, but it's 
very important that the second one be voted down as well.

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