The World - News from April 20, 1986
More than half the members of the House of Representatives asked President Reagan to continue observing the arms ceiling set by the unratified second strategic arms limitation treaty. In a letter, 221 of the 435 representatives--22 Republicans and 199 Democrats--said that U.S. security “is best served by requiring both the United States and the Soviet Union to oversee limits on offensive forces.” A majority of the Senate previously wrote Reagan urging continued compliance with the pact.
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