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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Jan 17, 2001

President-elect Bush shares this goal and we will do our part to keep the peace process moving forward.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Jan 17, 2001

As I said to President Bush at the beginning of Desert Storm... the answer was: We want to make this a given that we are going to win.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Jan 17, 2001

I do not know--there is a lot of revisionist history going on in this place.

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Russ Feingold
@russfeingold· Democratic · WI· Jan 17, 2001

What would be your plan for addressing the need for some accountability in Central Africa?

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Russ Feingold
@russfeingold· Democratic · WI· Jan 17, 2001

I believe that an extremely thorough and thoughtful vetting process, a clear set of goals, and a clear exit strategy are critical prerequisites to any U.S. military intervention.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Jan 17, 2001

If that fight is in the future between Commerce and Defense, it would be my hope, with your background, your expertise, your stature, that as the chief foreign officer representing the United States that you would weigh in on that.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Jan 17, 2001

In the State Department now there is an office having to do with Holocaust assets retrieval.

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Jan 17, 2001

I would hope that now we would broaden that relationship and say we will lift the economic sanctions that we have on India.

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Jan 17, 2001

It is intolerable to have this taking place. Yet, it is Africa, so what happens?

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Jan 17, 2001

I think it really wants to be better tied to the United States.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Jan 17, 2001

I know there are some contentious issues--family planning.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Jan 17, 2001

I think it is a distorted sense of priorities. I also think it is a dangerous policy.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Jan 17, 2001

Our colleague Senator Wellstone has taken the lead in a lot of these areas.

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Barbara Boxer
@barbaraboxer· Democratic · CA· Jan 17, 2001

I just wanted to tell you that I am going to be watching it very carefully in terms of the human rights abuses in Colombia.

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