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Bob Kerrey: Is the Senator from Pennsylvania saying essentially then if somebody else does something that he finds objectionable…

On the recordJune 9, 1995
Is the Senator from Pennsylvania saying essentially then if somebody else does something that he finds objectionable, because the other person has done it, therefore it establishes a precedent and he does not mind doing it as well? Is the Senator from Pennsylvania saying he is following the example of the Senator from Massachusetts, that whenever the Senator from Massachusetts does something, even though he may object to it, he is going to cite it as a precedent? The question that I asked was, does he respect the Commander in Chief, the President of the United States, enough to call him by a name that is worthy of that respect, regardless of whether he disagrees? If you want to bring up these opinions, bring up these policies, bring up whatever you want to the floor----
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

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Questioning the respect shown to the President during Senate debate.

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