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Mitch McConnell: I feel a little bit like Nathan Hale. I regret that I have but one wife to give for my country's infrastructure.

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
I feel a little bit like Nathan Hale. I regret that I have but one wife to give for my country's infrastructure.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Mitch McConnell humorously references Bob Dole's commitment to infrastructure.

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