Multinational effort and i think the president is committed to doing so. But there are friends of ours, including france as you know, which is sticking with its position, and others in the region who are prepared to be part of this operation with us. Let me ask you this. One of the first reactions ive gotten from the members here is on the openended nature of that authorization. On the senate side, as you know, there is now discussion. There is no support of the boots on the ground on the house side, but there is no reference to its in the authorization. Now they are talking about a comprehensive syrian strategy and resolutions here on the house side are coming at this from a different direction than the original authorization. I would like your views. To you express your response the resolutions you now see on the senate side and here on the house side, on rewriting the original authorization . I have made a point of importance not to discuss my personal views. That is for you to dete
Of testimony on syria. Cspan, we bring Public Affairs of vents in washington directly to you putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences and offering complete gaveltogavel coverage of the u. S. House all as a Public Service of private industry. We are cspan, created by the cable industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. Now, you can watch us in hd. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted today to grant the President Authority to launch a limited military strike in syria. In response to their governments use of chemical weapons against civilians. This would commit 90 days of military action and prohibit the deployment of ground streets. This is one hour 45 minutes. [inaudible] [laughter] the committee has rules against electronic games. This meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. In the last you days, the committee has come together in a spirit of bipartisanship and drafted a re
So dysfunctional we cannot agree that this will come before our country . I believe that folks will put country ahead of party soon. The fever has to break. Sometimes you have to break a few of these members of ingress of congress that are being instruction this. The fever will break here in washington dc. Republicans have every right to expect that. I have no complaint that the public things that congress is just totally off base. They do not see things getting done. They do not believe in their government. I hope what we can do is show people that we can find Common Ground to get things done. Let me conclude on that with regard to syria. We know the president has been reaching out to members of congress, asking for their support. Has he called you . What is he asking . To a number ofn his representatives from the white house and beyond. Ive not spoken directly with the president. I have been to the white house my thoughts. I will continue to do so and make the president and his staff
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