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Bill Delahunt: “Who do not give money to politicians. But because he sided with them in terms of their priorities, their expression of…”

On the recordNovember 9, 2005
Who do not give money to politicians. But because he sided with them in terms of their priorities, their expression of what was needed to properly respect the needs of American servicepeople who have done so much for this country, you know what happened to him? Now, they probably do not know this. He got fired, for all intents and purposes. He was removed as chairman of that veterans services committee. And that is Chris Smith, a man of courage and moral principle.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

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