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Tony Thurmond: Everything is not nonpartisan. This affects the whole Nation. This affects the defense of this country.

On the recordAugust 2, 1996
Everything is not nonpartisan. This affects the whole Nation. This affects the defense of this country.
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Tony Thurmond
California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a national issue on defense.

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