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Jack Kingston: at first the Democrat leader, Tom Daschle, said he knew of no Americans who were overtaxed, and then the President of…

On the recordNovember 13, 1997
at first the Democrat leader, Tom Daschle, said he knew of no Americans who were overtaxed, and then the President of the United States, Bill Clinton, said he thought the people of Virginia were selfish for wanting to keep more of their own money rather than send it to expert Washington bureaucrats. But now a top Democrat woman in the Pentagon says that the U.S. Marines are extremists. Now, think about this. Monday was the Marine Corps birthday, a great, proud, fighting outfit that has been in the battles and the wars fought for our freedom throughout the history of America, and yet here is what Democrat Sara Lister says: "The Marines are extremists. Whenever you have extremists, you have some risk that a total disconnection with society will take place, and that is very dangerous." Well, I will say this to Ms. Lister. Although I do not know you and I was not a Marine, I would ask you this. Have you ever dug in a foxhole? Have you ever had dirt in your face? Have you ever had the blood splattered on your uniform of a buddy as he or she lies dying, and did that blood splatter make a permanent star on your emotions? I say, Mr. Speaker, send in the Marines; send out Sara Lister. Let us have her resignation today.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Addressing comments made by a Pentagon official regarding the U.S. Marines.

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