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Byron Dorgan: “I intensely dislike what he is doing, and I expect most informed soldiers in this country should dislike what he is…”

On the recordApril 22, 2010
I intensely dislike what he is doing, and I expect most informed soldiers in this country should dislike what he is doing because I believe it puts a soldier in the position of being a pawn as between the demands of a U.S. Senator and some agency.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 22, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker criticizes a colleague for holding up a military promotion for unrelated demands.

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