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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Sam, if there was wisdom it was because you suggested it. Don't run off. I would like to ask you a couple of questions about your service. Sam, the President's words were very touching to me, and I know they were to you, because we were part of the Peace Corps, and we still are, not so much because of our role here in Congress, but rather because once you are a Peace Corps volunteer you never leave the service of peace. Talk to me about where you served and the work that you did as a Peace Corps volunteer.
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Democratic · California
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