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Rand Paul: I'm quite happy with the answer, and I'm disappointed it took a month and a half and a root canal to get it, but we did…

On the recordMarch 6, 2013
I'm quite happy with the answer, and I'm disappointed it took a month and a half and a root canal to get it, but we did get the answer, and that's what I have been asking all along.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Senator Paul reacts to Attorney General Eric Holder's clarification regarding the use of drones against Americans on U.S. soil.

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