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Bill Clinton: I echo the request of my colleague from New York. I would also ask whether the Senators from Virginia and Michigan share…

On the recordJune 23, 2004
I echo the request of my colleague from New York. I would also ask whether the Senators from Virginia and Michigan share our understanding that the Bond-Harkin amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2004 does not in any way reflect the view that New York's workers or those of any other State are less deserving of access to special cohorts than those named in the amendment.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Discussing the Bond-Harkin amendment during debate on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2004.

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