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Byron Dorgan: “I believe so strongly--and I know the Senator from Mississippi knows I spoke earlier this week on the floor about it…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 1999
I believe so strongly--and I know the Senator from Mississippi knows I spoke earlier this week on the floor about it --that we have a responsibility to provide leadership in the world on the issue of nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. This treaty is a baby step in that direction.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the scheduling of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty for debate in the Senate.

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