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William Helms: “I do not quite understand his position on that because this is a very fine document written by and introduced by a…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 1994
I do not quite understand his position on that because this is a very fine document written by and introduced by a distinguished majority leader of the Senate in April 1993. True enough it was first introduced during a different set of circumstances with a different President. But as I have said ad nauseam so many times, I disagreed with President Bush. He had gone over to China and he had certain attitudes which I understood, and I am not trying to say yea, yea, yea, you said so and so. I just thought George Mitchell was right then, and I think what he said then is right now. I do not see where it is unacceptably confrontational.
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William Helms
Republican · New Jersey
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govinfo.gov
Jan 28, 1994

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The speaker is discussing a Senate document and expressing disagreement with a colleague's position.

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