The Senate has its constitutionally-mandated prerogative to advise and consent, and that is not what I am talking about.

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And because of the character of those formal commitments, it was a document submitted to the Senate for advise and consent.

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The hearings have also served to identify areas that require further investigation by members of the Senate if they are responsibly to exercise their constitutional duty to advise and consent to treaties like the Chemical Weapons Convention.

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Senate to advise and consent.

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Finally, given the far-reaching implications of the New START Treaty, it would be wholly inappropriate for a Senate made up of many members whose replacements have just been elected to deny the latter the opportunity to advise and consent to an accord that will be implemented on their watch.

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