Will Congress do its bit for peace?
A GHOST at Camp David has been America's Congress. This week, as musing turned to the monetary rewards for peace, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, wrote to Bill Clinton, tartly reminding him that Congress is the sole authority for spending money: “We expect to be kept fully apprised of all aspects of the negotiations prior to entering into any commitments.”
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Will Congress do its bit for peace?”
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