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On the recordFebruary 2, 1994
My colleague cited the 1983 report and that strong language. I assume that must have come in some radical liberal Democratic administration. Am I correct in that assumption? Or what administration made this report on this 1983 language.
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Sen. Paul Simon
Illinois

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The speaker is questioning the origins of a 1983 report referenced by a colleague.

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