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Neil Abercrombie: “I have deep affection and respect for him both personally and as a colleague in this body. If he is making these…”

On the recordApril 28, 2004
I have deep affection and respect for him both personally and as a colleague in this body. If he is making these statements, he is making them because he believes as a supporter of this war effort that this is, in fact, in the interest of the troops and the interest of the Nation. So this is something that is not partisan in nature. This is something that has to be addressed by all of us as our responsibility of one of 435 people in this body representing the interests of this Nation.
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Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii
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Discussing bipartisan support for military actions during a debate.

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