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Dick Durbin: “This isn't what I am referring to. These are written questions which were sent to him. I just read his answer. It was…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2003
This isn't what I am referring to. These are written questions which were sent to him. I just read his answer. It was curious to me, I say to the Senator from Utah, when he was given an opportunity to say just that, he did not. He did not.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing responses to written questions during a Senate debate.

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