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On the recordFebruary 16, 2005
What you have said is, I believe, unequivocal, and that is the right answer, as far as I'm concerned.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Feb 16, 2005

Editor's note · Context

Durbin expresses agreement with Rumsfeld's statement on torture policy.

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