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Bill Delahunt: “Let me note that the Senate chair of the foreign relations committee, who we all know and respect, Senator Lugar, along…”

On the recordApril 28, 2004
Let me note that the Senate chair of the foreign relations committee, who we all know and respect, Senator Lugar, along with the ranking member, Senator Biden, urged the administration to be more forthcoming about its strategy for returning Iraq to the control of its people. And, again, this is from an article last Wednesday from The Washington Post: ``The Bush administration has sometimes failed in the past to communicate its Iraq plans and cost estimates to Congress and the American people, Lugar said, and must recognize that its domestic credibility on Iraq will have a great impact on its efforts to succeed.''
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts
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Discussing the need for transparency in the Bush administration's Iraq strategy.

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