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Ben Nelson: “I asked this question after a constituent called my office to complain that his son was conducting house to house…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
I asked this question after a constituent called my office to complain that his son was conducting house to house searches in Iraq and still wearing kevlar.
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Ben Nelson
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congress.gov
Feb 4, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Raising concerns about soldiers' body armor in Iraq.

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