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Jerry Lewis: “I, too, thought the question was over at 20, and then just before the election the President asked for the 21st. I…”

On the recordJuly 29, 1997
I, too, thought the question was over at 20, and then just before the election the President asked for the 21st. I thought he was getting a new understanding that a third squadron might be helpful, so it seems to me we ought to revisit this issue.
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Jerry Lewis
California

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Responding to a question about military squadrons during a discussion on defense policy.

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