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On the recordMarch 10, 2010
I will just say that we know the resolution will be defeated. But given the opportunities that it gives Taliban propagandists on the radio, we should ask, Why did the Speaker even schedule such a lopsided debate on this floor?
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois
Source
govinfo.gov
Mar 10, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is criticizing the scheduling of a debate regarding a resolution related to the Taliban.

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