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John Johnston: “Let me ask the Senator, if what you say is true that 99.999 percent of the people in the country think ``these trips,''…”

On the recordMay 4, 1994
Let me ask the Senator, if what you say is true that 99.999 percent of the people in the country think ``these trips,'' you have in mind some trips other than what I have in mind----
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John Johnston
Democratic · Louisiana

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Questioning a colleague's assertion during a Senate debate.

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