On the recordDecember 5, 2012
We did have eight Republicans and I take my hat off to them because they had to face very stiff pressure by the far right not to join with the -- with the Democrats to vote this treaty.
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transcripts.cnn.comEdward M. Kennedy: “We did have eight Republicans and I take my hat off to them because they had to face very stiff pressure by the far…”
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Kennedy praises bipartisan support for a treaty despite pressure from the far right.
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