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John Mica: “Quite frankly, I say to my colleagues, I regret that this bill picks winners and losers in the quest to join NATO...…”

On the recordJune 11, 1997
Quite frankly, I say to my colleagues, I regret that this bill picks winners and losers in the quest to join NATO... They will wait patiently for a little while longer to take their rightful place in NATO, and I hope that we can support that effort in the future.
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John Mica
Republican · Florida

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Addressing the inclusion of Slovakia in NATO during a House floor debate.

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