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John Shaw: “I do not want anybody in this body to misunderstand me. I am not making any accusation as to whether the President lied…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 1998
I do not want anybody in this body to misunderstand me. I am not making any accusation as to whether the President lied or not. I am simply saying that the American people are demanding truth from their politicians, so let us get some truth in this debate.
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John Shaw
North Carolina

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Addressing the need for truth in political discourse during a debate.

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