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Kent Conrad: “I do not presume to know how they voted. But I assume, since it was a recommendation from President Reagan, they may…”

On the recordMay 20, 1996
I do not presume to know how they voted. But I assume, since it was a recommendation from President Reagan, they may have supported their President in that recommendation.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the potential voting behavior of colleagues regarding a recommendation from President Reagan.

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