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On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
I hope you know, and will tell this committee, how difficult and arduous this task will be because of the hole that we have dug for ourselves, to a very large degree.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain highlights the challenges ahead due to past decisions.

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