Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 24, 2004
the House Speaker think it's wrong to make the issue, quote, "political football during an election year."

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Dennis Hastert expressed his opinion on the investigation into the 9/11 attacks, suggesting that it should not be politicized during an election year.

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