President Bush appears to be spoiling for a political battle with concerned American citizens in order to protect what he calls his "new world order." To do so. he seems willing to sell Israela stalwart American allydown the river merely to avoid upsetting some Arab countries which are as principled and trustworthy as the evershifting sands of the Arabian desert. Let me say in the strongest terms possible. I support providing $10 billion to Israel in loan guarantees for the absorption of Soviet and Ethiopian Jewish refugees and I support it without the 120day delay proposed by the President. I have cosponsored legislation to extend these guarantees to Israel and will join with my colleagues in the Senate in offering the legislation as an amendment to the first appropriate legislative vehicle. if that becomes necessary. And I pledge that if the President carries out his threat to veto any legislation which contains the loan guarantees I will vote to override his veto.
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