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Cord Byrd: And I think it was a misuse. It is a misuse. It is just an effort now, as they look back, to cover their skirts because…

On the recordJuly 15, 2003
And I think it was a misuse. It is a misuse. It is just an effort now, as they look back, to cover their skirts because it is clear, so far as the evidence thus far is concerned, that there was no such uranium coming from Africa. That was virtually a fictitious thing, and our people knew it. They knew it in October of last year, as the Senator has pointed out.
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Cord Byrd
Florida

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Addressing the issue of claims regarding uranium from Africa.

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