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On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
The Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here. I am not an Israeli senator. I am a U.S. Senator. This pressure makes us do dumb things at times.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

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Hagel discusses the influence of the Jewish lobby on U.S. Senators.

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