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Barbara Boxer: I add my voice in praising Senator Feingold for his leadership in the Foreign Relations Committee, on which I serve, on…

On the recordSeptember 8, 1999
I add my voice in praising Senator Feingold for his leadership in the Foreign Relations Committee, on which I serve, on this whole issue of East Timor. There are some things we can do very quickly in the Senate to send a message to Indonesia that we will not stand by and see this violation of human rights occur. We have some leverage. We have some agreements. We can make a difference.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Praising Senator Feingold's leadership on East Timor and discussing actions the Senate can take.

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