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Pete Domenici: “I say, I had a little trouble with the Senator's analogy of the law firm and the old case, because it seems to me it is…”

On the recordMay 16, 1996
I say, I had a little trouble with the Senator's analogy of the law firm and the old case, because it seems to me it is the President who is gaining from this budget debate. He is the one who has that old case. He is the one who ought not to get rid of it because it has been good for him. I have a strong suspicion that unless you settle the case his way, he is going to have that old case right on through the election because it is, as that senior partner said, it is a great livelihood and it has kind of been a great political livelihood for him.
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Pete Domenici

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Discussing the implications of the budget debate and its political effects during Senate floor debate.

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