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On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
These empty chairs here represent Senators who could not be here, and those Senators are not going to have an opportunity to hear Ambassador Bremer.
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Robert C. Byrd

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Senator Byrd highlights the absence of Senators at the hearing.

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