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Bill Delahunt: “Today is the 26th of July, Mr. Speaker. The 26th of July. You know that I, and hopefully accompanied by others, was…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2006
Today is the 26th of July, Mr. Speaker. The 26th of July. You know that I, and hopefully accompanied by others, was going to go to Caracas this August, have a conversation, and come back with a signed agreement. That is the hope. But with this language in this particular resolution, I will tell you what we have done. We have buried that agreement. And that is a tragedy because drugs will come into this country. That is the sadness.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

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