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On the recordMay 5, 1994
If the Ethics Committee wants to challenge the Senator's judgment who a personal friend is, I have more confidence in the Ethics Committee. I think the Senator from Arkansas does, too.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the role of the Ethics Committee in relation to a Senator's judgment.

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