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Jon Tester: I think Congressional intent is very important, and I will tell you that it was more than just a little bit…

On the recordMay 12, 2014
I think Congressional intent is very important, and I will tell you that it was more than just a little bit disconcerting when we had the conversation with the ICBM caucus Senators, and basically one of the people in that meeting basically said, We do not care. We are doing what we want to do.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester emphasizes the importance of Congressional intent and expresses concern over dismissive attitudes in discussions.

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