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On the recordJuly 31, 2014
Excuse me. I have the time. My friend can get emotional about process. Be my guest. I am not emotional about process. I am emotional about results. How would the Senator feel if he had a terrorist group digging tunnels under his cities? That is an issue separate and apart from our agreement we have to have a good agreement on Iran. But you know when you start amending these bills like that, they are not going to go through on unanimous consent. So I am disheartened, disappointed, saddened, and I think everybody knows what has happened here. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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