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Pete Hoekstra: “Because he said, when we were in Iraq, he said, we could get CNN. He said, we finally turned it off, because what we saw…”

On the recordMarch 31, 2004
Because he said, when we were in Iraq, he said, we could get CNN. He said, we finally turned it off, because what we saw on CNN had absolutely no relationship to what we were seeing in Iraq. The gentleman from Indiana and I are not denying that these five Americans died today. That happened, and it is tragic, and it is sad. We are not denying that the four foreigners and the rioting and the mob scene in Fallujah, that happened. But, at the same time, in much of Iraq today, and the soldier quoted to me. He said, I think 98 percent of the people are there with us, and they are working with us, and they never get any coverage. I yield to my colleague.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing media coverage of the situation in Iraq during a floor speech.

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