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Kent Conrad: “I found him to be a fierce advocate for the people of Missouri, just as I have found Senator Bond and Senator Ashcroft…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2000
I found him to be a fierce advocate for the people of Missouri, just as I have found Senator Bond and Senator Ashcroft to be fierce advocates for the people of Missouri. I found Governor Carnahan to be absolutely ferocious on the issues that he thought were important to the people of his State. When I heard the news that he had been killed in a tragic plane accident, it saddened me. It saddened our family because we are certain that the Carnahans are suffering greatly. And the people of Missouri have had a terrible loss.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Paying tribute to former Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan after his tragic death.

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