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On the recordJuly 17, 2006
Let's hope that -- that saner minds will prevail, and they will see the light, that, as families across the country watch on TV, and with great anxiety, the fate of their family members in Lebanon, that they know that this is not just another manifestation of the Katrina mentality.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Minority Leader Pelosi criticizes the Bush administration's handling of the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon.

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