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Sam Gibbons: “But you insult me, you insult this Congress, you insult the American Government when you compare this Government to the…”

On the recordApril 5, 1995
But you insult me, you insult this Congress, you insult the American Government when you compare this Government to the Government of Russia. You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
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Sam Gibbons
Florida

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Responding to a comparison of the U.S. government to the Russian government.

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