What we need is just a clear understanding on all sides that we are not going to offer amendments, we are not going to be one-upping each other here, ... There are a lot of ways, rhetorically or legislatively that we might get into some sort of bidding war on statements that I think could be counterproductive. What we want is a simple opportunity for us to again reassert our strong support and our friendship with Israel.
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