LAWMAKERS - October 8, 1981
LAWMAKERS - October 8, 1981
LAWMAKERS - October 8, 1981
LAWMAKERS - October 8, 1981
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LAWMAKERS - October 8, 1981
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LAWMAKERS - October 8, 1981
Paul Duke, Linda Wertheimer in studio - on program, Congress' reaction to death of Anwar Sadat, impact on possible sale of radar systems to Saudi Arabia. Congress less and less willing to go along with Reagan s budget cutes.
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Paul Duke intro report on sale of AWACs (Advanced Warning and Control AirCraft) to Saudi Arabia in light of the death of Anwar Sadat.
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Senator Ted Kennedy (Edward Kennedy) (D - Massachusetts) eulogizing Anwar Sadat. The President of Egypt, my friend, Anwar Sadat, has died. But he was more than the President of a great country, more than a friend of Kings, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Senators, and the powerful of the world. He was the friend of the common people everywhere who yearn for peace.
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Senator Howard Baker (R - Tennessee) hopes that the new leadership of Egypt will continue to support peace. In the days ahead, I trust that those who follow in his (Anwar Sadat) footsteps in the leadership of the great nation of Egypt, will take up his fallen standard and show the world that Egypt s commitment to peace, its belief in democracy, its national courage, did not die with this extraordinary leader.
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Senator Henry Jackson (D - Washington), says that Anwar Sadat s assassination must not be allowed to destroy progress in peace. One bullet could make the difference between peace and conflict in the Middle East. One bullet could take away from the Western World, a voice of reason, and a voice of sense.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the sale of AWACs (Advanced Warning and Control AirCraft) to Saudi Arabia. Pages and aides running around. Chairman Clement Zablocki (D - Wisconsin) opens meeting. We meet this morning to continue consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 194, the resolution of this approval with respect to President Reagan s proposed sale of AWACs and F15 enhancement items to Saudi Arabia.
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Representative Tom Lantos (D - California), says that Anwar Sadat s death makes it too risky to sell military technology to Saudi Arabia, would destabilize the Middle East. Mr. Chairman, The Prince of Peace in the Middle East is dead. And what I think we need to listen to now is the voices of reaction. Who is distressed by the passing of Anwar Sadat? And the silence from Saudi Arabia thunders in my ears. I simply cannot comprehend that a day and a half after the assassination of Mr. Sadat, Saudi Arabia has not yet had the decency to express, in the most modest terms, regret that a great Arab leader has passed. If we needed additional reasons against the sale of this package of ultra-sophisticated weapons to the Saudis, and we surely don t. We have heard the reasons adnauseam and adinfinitum. This to me would be reason enough to raise doubts about the wisdom of the proposal. I shall be proud to cast my vote for disapproval.
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Representative Paul Findley (R - Illinois) The death of Anwar Sadat creates an enormous void in the Middle East. If constructive leadership in the peace process is to occur, and that s a big question mark, if it is to occur, it must come from the Oval Office. And for the President to be an effective leader, in the peace process, he has to have cooperation of the Arab states, and chief among those must be Saudi Arabia.
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Representative Stephen Solarz (D - New York), argues against the increased instability of Middle East makes it risky to put advanced weapons there. The assassination of President Sadat, underscores the inherent instability of so many of the regimes in the region, who are not exactly, I should think, the most suitable repository for our most sophisticated military equipment.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the sale of AWACs (Advanced Warning and Control AirCraft) to Saudi Arabia.
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Senator Bob Packwood (R - Oregon) seated in office, giving press conference, says Reagan s pitch was compelling, even though Packwood is against the sale. It was a well orchestrated presentation. Secretary Haig spoke at some length. The President spoke very firmly. It was a well orchestrated presentation. When your party holds the Presidency, it doesn t matter if it s Democratic or Republican, there is a tendency of fellow party members to want to support the President. There s a tendency bi-partisan to. And when he asks, when he says Ladies and gentleman, please give me your help. I need your votes on this. I need them because you re Republicans. I need them because you re Americans. I need them for whatever reason.
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Senator Alan Simpson (R - Wyoming) speaking to reporters, says that he's convinced that the sale go through. I heard the whole pitch. I know what a full-court press is, I used to play basketball. I have not been influenced. I ve listened to both sides. And I m really convinced at this time, that it is for the best interest of this country and for the best interest of Israel that we do this thing and go ahead with this effort.
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Senator Bob Packwood (R - Oregon), says that he expected some opponents of the sale to waffle. I had assumed, all along, that out of that list of 50 hard votes, there would be 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 that would drift off.
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Senator Sam Nunn (D - Georgia) v.o. - Nunn has drafted set of conditions for the sale, indicating a possible compromise. Senator Sam Nunn (D - Georgia), saying that U.S. security in the Persian Gulf demands that U.S. crews be present with AWACs (Advanced Warning and Control AirCraft) systems in Saudi Arabia. The bottom line is, I think if we are going to pledge to defend the Persian Gulf, then we have to give our fighting men a chance. And they re not going have much of a chance without air superiority. And you re not going to get air superiority without an American team working closely with the Saudis. And I think the AWACs is a vital part of that. So to me, that s the bottom line.
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Paul Duke, Linda Wertheimer in studio - Discussion of the debate over the AWACs (Advanced Warning and Control AirCraft) sale, instability in Middle East provokes different policy reactions from different Senators.