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Joe Courtney: “It is longer than certainly it was originally presented to this Congress; but the fact of the matter is this resolution…”

On the recordJune 3, 2011
It is longer than certainly it was originally presented to this Congress; but the fact of the matter is this resolution, which was drafted in a partisan fashion, is so disappointing to the people who care so profoundly about whether or not the decisions on war and peace are actually going to be deliberated, debated, and voted on in a serious fashion. We are left with this truncated process that is, again, almost an insult to the people of this country.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut
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Jun 3, 2011

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