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Roger Wicker: “It is important that this special order be bipartisan, and it is important that the clear message go out, not only to…”

On the recordApril 17, 2002
It is important that this special order be bipartisan, and it is important that the clear message go out, not only to our colleagues, but to everyone around the world within the sound of our voices, to make it clear that on a bipartisan basis, Republicans, Democrats, the House and the Senate, this Nation supports the country of Israel, the only really true democracy in the region, a steadfast friend and ally of the United States for over half a century, and that message needs to be stated in unequivocal bipartisan terms in this House of Representatives tonight.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Addressing bipartisan support for Israel during a special order on the House floor.

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