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On the recordFebruary 4, 2007
Welcome to the Senate. I mean, we're not stalling. We're -- we're using, at the risk of being redundant, the power of a robust minority to guarantee that we get fair treatment. Now, we're happy to have this debate. We're ready to have this debate, but not on terms dictated to us in this fashion.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell defends the Republican minority's strategy in the Senate regarding the resolution on troop buildup.

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