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On the recordJuly 9, 1997
I do not want to be snowed, I do not want to be patronized, I do not want to be talked to in that way. I have asked. I have made an accusation on the floor of Congress about the CIA and the Venezuelan drug deal, and I am asking the gentleman based on the information that he has, is there any way that he can shed some light or share this information with the American public? I want to know.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Questioning the CIA's involvement in a Venezuelan drug deal during a Congressional debate.

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