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Jim Saxton: “We can deal with it in a very short order tonight or, having talked to leadership about this, we can go into a series of…”

On the recordJuly 16, 1998
We can deal with it in a very short order tonight or, having talked to leadership about this, we can go into a series of hearings on this measure to try and determine why it is that the administration is taking a position against the American people and in favor of the government Iran.
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Jim Saxton

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Discussing the administration's stance on Iran and potential hearings.

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