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On the recordApril 23, 1997
That ``four month'' comment reminds me of a joke about the two guys who were cheering at the bar, clapping their hands. A guy walks into the bar and says, ``What are they so happy about?'' Another guy says, ``Oh, they just put together a jigsaw puzzle, and they did it in 3 hours.'' The guy walks up to them and says, ``Congratulations, but why is that so special?'' They showed him the box, which said ``2 to 4 years.'' At any rate, it will take a while for that to sink in. A little bit of levity in the chemical weapons treaty is worth the effort. The junior Senator from Arizona complimented me on the limited success that we have achieved here. I thank him for that. Now I am going to yield to a man of unlimited capacity to prove to everyone that there is no limit to the success we are about to achieve in this treaty.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Discussing the chemical weapons treaty during Senate floor debate.

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