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Pete Domenici: “I noted--since we have all been engaged in such a serious conversation--a little article from ``The Hill'' about polling…”

On the recordMay 21, 1997
I noted--since we have all been engaged in such a serious conversation--a little article from ``The Hill'' about polling and budgets. It might interest Senators. If I shared it with them, they might be reassured. For those who believe in politics, however, this fact may be very interesting. Seventy-four percent of the people polled think that news about the budget deal is more interesting than news of Donald Trump's marital failures. Only 10 percent responded that they were more interested in Donald Trump's marriage failures. So we have a winner here.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing public interest in budget news compared to celebrity news during Senate debate.

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