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Jon Kyl: “I think it is somewhat unseemly to use the Senate floor for campaign purposes with respect to attacking the…”

On the recordOctober 25, 2000
I think it is somewhat unseemly to use the Senate floor for campaign purposes with respect to attacking the qualifications of one of the two candidates for President of the United States. I would like to do some business here and suggest that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who use their time to engage in campaign tactics really ought to be helping us take care of a bit of business that I think ought to move to the top of the agenda, such as fighting terrorism in the aftermath of the attack on the U.S.S. Cole.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the use of Senate time for campaign tactics instead of focusing on pressing issues like terrorism.

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