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Joe Biden: “I can't imagine the American people wouldn't rather us be debating Iraq, and what we do about Iraq, debating Iran…”

On the recordJune 4, 2006
I can't imagine the American people wouldn't rather us be debating Iraq, and what we do about Iraq, debating Iran, debating whether or not we're going to have an energy policy, debating the things that are on the kettle now.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Biden criticizes the timing of the amendment discussion, suggesting more pressing issues should be the focus.

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