At the same time. the legislation would provide vitally important funding for our operations in Kosovo. as well as several other important provisions. So. on balance. I have concluded that the bill deserves my support. Mr. President. of the $15 billion in new spending this bill contains. $12 billion is to support our important mission in Kosovo. to punish Slobodan Milosevic for his brutal policy of ethnic cleansing. compel a political settlement. and facilitate the return of the Kosovar Albanian refugees to their homeland. The tragedy in Kosovo represents a turning point for NATO. European security. and American leadership in the 21st century.
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